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