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