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