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