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