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