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