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