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