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