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