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