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