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