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) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
- 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
- 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sit (d) sleep
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
- 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
- 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
- 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
- 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 “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) summer (d) mountain
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
- 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
Answer key
- pull
- early
- night
- dirty
- rich
- weak
- small
- buy
- near
- dry
- full
- slow
- short
- lose
- poor
- down
- out
- asleep
- short
- far
- young
- fast
- old
- big
- heavy
- hot
- above
- slow
- last
- wet
- top
- boy
- hard
- summer
- awake
- out
- dark
- girl
- last
- evening
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