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