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