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