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