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