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