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