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