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