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