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