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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
- 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
- 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
- 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
- 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
- 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
- 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
- 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
Answer key
- weak
- wet
- pull
- dirty
- slow
- small
- light
- hot
- dry
- heavy
- hot
- enemy
- close
- light
- short
- awake
- small
- young
- take
- far
- outside
- lose
- night
- stand
- boy
- dark
- in
- thin
- short
- happy
- down
- big
- hard
- above
- start
- asleep
- slow
- first
- friend
- cold
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