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