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