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