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