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