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