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