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