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