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) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
- 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
- 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
- 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
- 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
Answer key
- young
- far
- down
- heavy
- hard
- dry
- night
- fast
- in
- happy
- far
- slow
- hot
- hot
- sad
- full
- start
- asleep
- evening
- first
- friend
- short
- empty
- small
- hard
- top
- stop
- old
- cold
- sit
- slow
- below
- summer
- clean
- early
- day
- big
- go
- dark
- last
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