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