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