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