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