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