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