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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
- 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
- 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
- 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
- 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
- 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
- 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
- 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
Answer key
- hot
- full
- asleep
- boy
- small
- last
- old
- friend
- short
- far
- night
- cold
- hard
- thin
- late
- young
- lose
- last
- go
- weak
- far
- down
- top
- hard
- slow
- winter
- sell
- sit
- slow
- empty
- hot
- dark
- stop
- short
- dirty
- stand
- small
- take
- slow
- sad
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