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