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