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