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