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