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 “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
- 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
- 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
- 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
- 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
- 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
Answer key
- winter
- slow
- big
- top
- outside
- far
- dark
- hot
- near
- sad
- sit
- short
- last
- happy
- out
- weak
- close
- heavy
- stand
- slow
- hard
- quiet
- early
- in
- go
- short
- take
- asleep
- small
- young
- enemy
- night
- light
- empty
- hot
- down
- wet
- pull
- late
- fast
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