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