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