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