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