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