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 “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
- 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
- 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
- 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
- 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
- 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
- 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
- 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
Answer key
- lose
- hot
- cold
- night
- slow
- weak
- young
- day
- awake
- enemy
- hot
- close
- heavy
- soft
- empty
- down
- asleep
- far
- short
- friend
- go
- near
- bottom
- hard
- top
- small
- short
- above
- cry
- dark
- out
- fast
- dirty
- evening
- buy
- clean
- below
- old
- hot
- out
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