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) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
- 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
- 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
- 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
- 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
- 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
- 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 “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
- 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
- 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
Answer key
- stop
- above
- pull
- small
- bottom
- last
- dirty
- dry
- top
- below
- girl
- short
- sit
- light
- full
- asleep
- old
- near
- empty
- empty
- hard
- boy
- hot
- take
- thin
- weak
- early
- friend
- out
- night
- night
- go
- outside
- far
- summer
- day
- heavy
- pull
- hot
- short
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