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