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