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