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