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 “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
- 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
- 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
- 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
- 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
- 32.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) jump (d) sing
- 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
- 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
- 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
Answer key
- summer
- young
- start
- heavy
- fast
- small
- pull
- winter
- cry
- above
- slow
- night
- hot
- happy
- evening
- empty
- late
- far
- hot
- weak
- dark
- cold
- empty
- light
- below
- sell
- friend
- dirty
- sad
- slow
- hard
- far
- lose
- last
- out
- thin
- big
- enemy
- pull
- sit
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