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