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Year 4 English — Opposites and near-opposites

Give the opposite of a word, and tell an opposite from a word that means the same.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Pair each word with its opposite.

    • near
    • high
    • clean
    • thick
    • thin
    • dirty
    • low
    • far

  2. 2.What is the opposite of 'rough'?

    • a) sharp
    • b) hard
    • c) dry
    • d) smooth

  3. 3.Pair each word with its opposite.

    • wide
    • awake
    • sweet
    • strong
    • weak
    • sour
    • narrow
    • asleep

  4. 4.The opposite of 'early' is ____

  5. 5.Which two words are opposites?

    • a) big and large
    • b) near and far
    • c) quick and fast
    • d) small and tiny

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

    • a) beside
    • b) under
    • c) above
    • d) outside

  7. 7.Does each pair mean the opposite, or the same?

    Groups: Opposites · Mean the same

    • big — large
    • hot — cold
    • wet — dry
    • happy — glad
    • quick — fast
    • up — down

  8. 8.Pair each word with its opposite.

    • laugh
    • remember
    • give
    • buy
    • take
    • cry
    • sell
    • forget

Answer key — Year 4 English — Opposites and near-opposites

  1. 1. near → far; high → low; clean → dirty; thick → thin
  2. 2. d) smooth
  3. 3. wide → narrow; awake → asleep; sweet → sour; strong → weak
  4. 4. late
  5. 5. b) near and far
  6. 6. d) outside
  7. 7. hot — cold → Opposites; big — large → Mean the same; up — down → Opposites; happy — glad → Mean the same; wet — dry → Opposites; quick — fast → Mean the same
  8. 8. laugh → cry; remember → forget; give → take; buy → sell