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