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