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