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 “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
- 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
- 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
- 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
- 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
- 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
- 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) wet (d) tall
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
Answer key
- sit
- close
- pull
- boy
- out
- quiet
- hot
- cry
- start
- far
- slow
- small
- slow
- dark
- fast
- hard
- old
- sad
- stop
- asleep
- hard
- hot
- strong
- outside
- empty
- full
- small
- wet
- light
- day
- take
- bottom
- below
- down
- big
- poor
- enemy
- girl
- late
- soft
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