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 “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
- 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
- 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
- 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) sing (d) jump
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) wet (d) slow
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
- 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
- 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
- 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
- 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
Answer key
- asleep
- hot
- clean
- summer
- start
- small
- slow
- happy
- pull
- cry
- take
- full
- sad
- dirty
- thin
- fast
- short
- winter
- lose
- outside
- night
- night
- small
- rich
- young
- weak
- last
- weak
- far
- out
- quiet
- awake
- soft
- out
- sell
- old
- poor
- win
- down
- heavy
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