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