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