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