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