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