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