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