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