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