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