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