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Year 3 English — More opposites

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

Name: ________________________

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

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

  2. 2.Sort each pair of words.

    Groups: They mean the same · They are opposites

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

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

    • a) short
    • b) thin
    • c) wide
    • d) long

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

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

  5. 5.Pair each word with its opposite.

    • near
    • clean
    • early
    • thick
    • late
    • thin
    • far
    • dirty

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

    • a) poor
    • b) new
    • c) loud
    • d) kind

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

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

  8. 8.Pair each word with its opposite.

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

Answer key — Year 3 English — More opposites

  1. 1. laugh → cry; buy → sell; win → lose; give → take
  2. 2. 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
  3. 3. c) wide
  4. 4. d) sink
  5. 5. near → far; clean → dirty; early → late; thick → thin
  6. 6. a) poor
  7. 7. c) last
  8. 8. true → false; asleep → awake; come → go; sit → stand