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