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