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 “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
- 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) dry (d) short
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
- 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
- 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
Answer key
- outside
- dry
- empty
- light
- rich
- start
- lose
- dark
- early
- young
- cry
- first
- weak
- out
- hot
- night
- full
- strong
- heavy
- sad
- small
- hard
- hot
- take
- short
- light
- cold
- awake
- empty
- down
- old
- winter
- short
- small
- happy
- big
- day
- slow
- win
- clean
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