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