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