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