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