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: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) light (d) early
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
- 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
- 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
- 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
- 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) hot (d) wet
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
- 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
- 38.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
Answer key
- weak
- short
- light
- stand
- summer
- empty
- top
- heavy
- small
- small
- slow
- start
- night
- young
- empty
- out
- thin
- first
- win
- awake
- short
- big
- out
- friend
- hot
- weak
- late
- hard
- outside
- quiet
- early
- hard
- sell
- go
- far
- slow
- light
- asleep
- hot
- dirty
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