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