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