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