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