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