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