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: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
- 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
- 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
- 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
- 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
- 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
- 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
Answer key
- heavy
- hot
- small
- thin
- quiet
- hot
- young
- rich
- girl
- empty
- soft
- below
- slow
- awake
- night
- top
- in
- poor
- fast
- dirty
- light
- asleep
- happy
- bottom
- weak
- hard
- weak
- sit
- far
- full
- last
- hot
- cry
- dark
- short
- slow
- cold
- early
- summer
- outside
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