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