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