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