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