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