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