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