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