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