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