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