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