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