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