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