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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
- 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
- 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) cousin
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
- 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
Answer key
- hot
- out
- early
- hard
- buy
- fast
- first
- evening
- asleep
- rich
- old
- hard
- short
- below
- stop
- night
- dirty
- above
- enemy
- slow
- young
- short
- hot
- late
- night
- soft
- in
- friend
- strong
- awake
- day
- girl
- win
- quiet
- cry
- wet
- dry
- empty
- go
- slow
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