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