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