Language

Opposites

Match a word to the word that means the opposite.

Two words are opposites when one means the other way round. Hot and cold are opposites.

Remember

Opposites come in pairs. If big is the opposite of small, then small is the opposite of big.

Worked example

What is the opposite of 'day'?

  1. Think of when the sun is up and it is bright.

    That is the day.

Try it together

Let's turn three words round together.

    1.What is the opposite of 'up'?

    Have a go

    Have a go. What is the opposite of 'push'?

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