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