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) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
- 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
- 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
- 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
- 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
- 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
- 31.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
Answer key
- day
- clean
- hot
- small
- weak
- stop
- far
- wet
- dry
- light
- lose
- hard
- heavy
- slow
- short
- down
- hot
- short
- dirty
- night
- soft
- empty
- first
- winter
- take
- sad
- above
- full
- small
- happy
- asleep
- stand
- quiet
- near
- strong
- short
- weak
- awake
- friend
- big
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