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