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