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