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