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