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