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