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