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