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