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 “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
- 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) wet (d) thick
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) buy (d) run
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
- 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) early (d) tall
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
- 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
- 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
- 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
- 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
Answer key
- empty
- wet
- close
- hot
- take
- hot
- slow
- quiet
- hard
- night
- dry
- enemy
- far
- buy
- down
- far
- hard
- dirty
- above
- poor
- night
- win
- small
- lose
- hot
- sad
- pull
- weak
- below
- pull
- sell
- sit
- strong
- out
- awake
- slow
- out
- weak
- short
- stand
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