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