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