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