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