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