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