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