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