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 “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
- 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
- 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
- 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
- 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
- 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
- 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
- 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) sing (d) jump
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
Answer key
- friend
- small
- cold
- dark
- short
- out
- out
- pull
- sell
- winter
- weak
- stand
- evening
- weak
- slow
- girl
- heavy
- hot
- outside
- fast
- asleep
- night
- short
- clean
- thin
- stop
- bottom
- night
- soft
- start
- rich
- wet
- empty
- early
- far
- close
- big
- first
- sad
- awake
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