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