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