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