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