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