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