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