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