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