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