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