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