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