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