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