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