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