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