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