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