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