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