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