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