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Year 2 English — More opposites

Give the opposite of an everyday word, including doing words.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Sort each pair of words.

    Groups: They mean the same · They are opposites

    • up — down
    • happy — glad
    • begin — start
    • big — large
    • hot — cold
    • day — night

  2. 2.Pair each word with its opposite.

    • true
    • asleep
    • come
    • sit
    • awake
    • false
    • go
    • stand

  3. 3.What is the opposite of 'remember'?

    • a) learn
    • b) forget
    • c) know
    • d) think

  4. 4.What is the opposite of 'first'?

    • a) next
    • b) then
    • c) one
    • d) last

  5. 5.Write the opposite of "before".

  6. 6.What is the opposite of 'float'?

    • a) swim
    • b) sink
    • c) drop
    • d) fall

  7. 7.What is the opposite of 'loud'?

    • a) small
    • b) quiet
    • c) funny
    • d) slow

  8. 8.Pair each doing word with its opposite.

    • laugh
    • buy
    • win
    • give
    • cry
    • lose
    • sell
    • take

Answer key — Year 2 English — More opposites

  1. 1. big — large → They mean the same; hot — cold → They are opposites; happy — glad → They mean the same; day — night → They are opposites; begin — start → They mean the same; up — down → They are opposites
  2. 2. true → false; asleep → awake; come → go; sit → stand
  3. 3. b) forget
  4. 4. d) last
  5. 5. after
  6. 6. b) sink
  7. 7. b) quiet
  8. 8. laugh → cry; buy → sell; win → lose; give → take