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