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