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