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