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