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) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
- 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
- 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
- 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
- 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
- 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) loud (d) wet
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
- 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
Answer key
- stop
- sell
- near
- small
- hard
- slow
- cry
- night
- slow
- sad
- win
- quiet
- friend
- slow
- pull
- dark
- lose
- buy
- weak
- girl
- close
- down
- small
- old
- go
- outside
- empty
- asleep
- cold
- enemy
- far
- light
- short
- below
- happy
- asleep
- soft
- big
- far
- early
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