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