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