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