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