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