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