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