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