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