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