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