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