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