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