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.”
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
- 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
- 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
- 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
- 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
- 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
- 32.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
- 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
Answer key
- win
- pull
- bottom
- close
- poor
- strong
- hot
- heavy
- slow
- thin
- small
- winter
- dirty
- short
- hot
- weak
- cry
- out
- cold
- happy
- weak
- lose
- day
- last
- slow
- young
- asleep
- small
- short
- short
- asleep
- far
- down
- empty
- top
- big
- empty
- fast
- night
- outside
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder