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