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