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