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