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