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 “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
- 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
- 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
- 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
- 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
- 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
- 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
- 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
Answer key
- outside
- winter
- empty
- far
- slow
- slow
- empty
- small
- top
- stand
- young
- in
- hard
- below
- hot
- heavy
- go
- hard
- far
- close
- win
- asleep
- enemy
- hot
- rich
- weak
- cold
- sell
- late
- short
- night
- last
- short
- girl
- cry
- out
- lose
- full
- clean
- evening
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