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