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