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