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