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