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