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