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