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