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