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