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