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