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