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