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) pull (c) sing (d) eat
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) start
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
- 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
- 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) wet (d) tall
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
- 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
- 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) hot (d) short
- 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
- 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
- 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
Answer key
- pull
- out
- start
- wet
- full
- empty
- far
- sell
- slow
- poor
- slow
- hard
- awake
- short
- asleep
- young
- bottom
- above
- last
- in
- evening
- clean
- day
- hot
- go
- empty
- thin
- hard
- small
- out
- near
- short
- enemy
- happy
- slow
- heavy
- below
- big
- fast
- first
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