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