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