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