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