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