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