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