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