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) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) cousin
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
- 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
- 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
- 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
- 30.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
- 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
- 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 “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
- 37.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
Answer key
- small
- short
- strong
- far
- big
- heavy
- short
- enemy
- day
- light
- asleep
- hot
- out
- boy
- outside
- empty
- win
- weak
- dry
- slow
- go
- empty
- near
- slow
- pull
- winter
- quiet
- friend
- cry
- far
- early
- last
- young
- above
- fast
- bottom
- pull
- last
- cold
- top
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