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