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