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