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