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