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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
- 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
- 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
- 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
- 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
- 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
Answer key
- hot
- light
- hard
- asleep
- out
- heavy
- last
- young
- down
- first
- night
- thin
- far
- out
- outside
- hot
- dark
- clean
- short
- quiet
- dry
- top
- stand
- buy
- dirty
- winter
- soft
- sad
- short
- stop
- strong
- old
- sit
- early
- far
- night
- short
- friend
- pull
- small
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