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