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