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