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