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