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