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