Ravi is tall. His little sister is short. The sun is hot. Ice cream is cold. Tall and short are opposites. Hot and cold are opposites. Opposites are words that have completely different meanings. They are like two sides of the same coin!
What Are Opposites?
Opposites are words that mean the complete opposite of each other. If one word means something, its opposite means the very different thing.
Example: big and small are opposites. Day and night are opposites.
Think: What is the opposite of "happy"? Yes — it is "sad"!
20 Common Opposite Pairs
Word
Opposite
Word
Opposite
big
small
hot
cold
day
night
happy
sad
fast
slow
tall
short
clean
dirty
open
close
up
down
in
out
good
bad
hard
soft
light
dark
full
empty
new
old
wet
dry
near
far
start
stop
laugh
cry
love
hate
Opposites in Sentences
Sentence with Word
Sentence with Opposite
The elephant is big.
The mouse is small.
The sun is hot.
The ice is cold.
Ravi runs fast.
The tortoise walks slow.
Meena is happy today.
Arjun is sad today.
📝 Key Words
Word
Opposite
Word
Opposite
big
small
hot
cold
day
night
happy
sad
fast
slow
tall
short
⭐ Key Points to Remember
Opposites are words with completely different meanings.
Every word has an opposite.
Learning opposites helps us describe things better.
Common opposites: big/small, hot/cold, day/night, happy/sad, fast/slow.
We can use opposites in sentences to compare two things.
✏️ Practice Questions
A. Fill in the Blanks
1. The opposite of "big" is .
2. The opposite of "day" is .
3. The opposite of "clean" is .
4. The opposite of "full" is .
5. The opposite of "near" is .
B. Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the opposite of "hot"?
(a) warm(b) cold(c) cool(d) wet
2. What is the opposite of "happy"?
(a) glad(b) angry(c) sad(d) tired
3. What is the opposite of "open"?
(a) shut(b) close(c) lock(d) both a and b
C. Short Answer Questions
1. Write the opposites of: tall, wet, new, good.
2. Write a sentence using the word "fast" and another using its opposite.
3. Write two opposite pairs that you use every day.
🎨 Fun Activity -- Match the Opposites
Draw a line to match each word with its opposite.
Word
Opposite
up
cry
laugh
soft
hard
dark
light
out
in
down
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Ravi is tall. His little sister is short. The sun is hot. Ice cream is cold. Tall and short are opposites. Hot and cold are opposites. Opposites are words that have completely different meanings.
20 Common Opposite Pairs
Word
Opposite
Word
Opposite
big
small
hot
cold
day
night
happy
sad
fast
slow
tall
short
clean
dirty
open
close
up
down
in
out
good
bad
hard
soft
light
dark
full
empty
new
old
wet
dry
near
far
start
stop
laugh
cry
love
hate
Key Words
Word
Opposite
Word
Opposite
big
small
hot
cold
day
night
happy
sad
fast
slow
tall
short
English -- Class 2 (continued)
Topic: Opposites -- Practice
Key Points to Remember
Opposites are words with completely different meanings.
Every word has an opposite.
Learning opposites helps us describe things better.
Common opposites: big/small, hot/cold, day/night, happy/sad, fast/slow.
We can use opposites in sentences to compare two things.
Examples
Example 1
"The elephant is big. The mouse is small." Big and small are opposites.
Example 2
"Meena is happy at the festival. Arjun is sad because he lost his toy." Happy and sad are opposites.
Practice Questions
A. Fill in the Blanks
The opposite of "big" is .
The opposite of "day" is .
The opposite of "clean" is .
The opposite of "full" is .
The opposite of "near" is .
B. Multiple Choice Questions
What is the opposite of "hot"?
(a) warm(b) cold(c) cool(d) wet
What is the opposite of "happy"?
(a) glad(b) angry(c) sad(d) tired
What is the opposite of "open"?
(a) shut(b) close(c) lock(d) both a and b
C. Short Answer Questions
Write the opposites of: tall, wet, new, good.
Write a sentence using the word "fast" and another using its opposite.