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