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