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