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