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