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