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