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