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