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