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