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