Opposite Words Worksheet
Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”
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- 1.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stand
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
- 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
- 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
- 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
- 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
- 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) cry (d) push
- 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
- 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
Answer key
- hot
- win
- late
- big
- winter
- young
- early
- slow
- close
- cold
- short
- slow
- boy
- light
- friend
- weak
- out
- evening
- stand
- soft
- pull
- thin
- sad
- poor
- happy
- empty
- far
- hot
- hard
- small
- take
- buy
- cry
- asleep
- down
- below
- lose
- out
- last
- stop
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