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