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.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) river (d) Monday
- 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
- 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
- 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
- 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) quiet (d) early
- 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
- 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) full (d) short
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) close
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
- 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
- 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
Answer key
- winter
- big
- hot
- hot
- evening
- empty
- clean
- short
- out
- asleep
- last
- hard
- above
- quiet
- small
- asleep
- first
- slow
- lose
- below
- bottom
- start
- small
- pull
- day
- full
- close
- dark
- weak
- far
- sell
- empty
- young
- early
- win
- soft
- hot
- rich
- down
- heavy
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