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