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