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