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