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