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