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