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