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