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