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