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