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