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