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