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) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
- 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
- 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
- 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
- 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
- 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
- 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
Answer key
- pull
- awake
- dark
- winter
- big
- take
- asleep
- young
- slow
- empty
- hard
- in
- slow
- weak
- small
- short
- day
- dirty
- hot
- strong
- fast
- late
- below
- hot
- above
- near
- night
- cry
- clean
- happy
- thin
- down
- last
- pull
- empty
- hot
- sit
- short
- stand
- slow
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