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