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