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