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