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