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