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