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