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