Grade 2 English Language Arts — More opposites
Give the opposite of an everyday word, including doing words.
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1.Pair each word with its opposite.
- true
- asleep
- come
- sit
- go
- stand
- awake
- false
2.Pair each word with its opposite.
- near
- clean
- early
- thick
- dirty
- far
- late
- thin
3.What is the opposite of 'rich'?
- a) kind
- b) poor
- c) loud
- d) new
4.Sort each pair of words.
Groups: They mean the same · They are opposites
- begin — start
- happy — glad
- hot — cold
- big — large
- up — down
- day — night
5.What is the opposite of 'float'?
- a) sink
- b) swim
- c) drop
- d) fall
6.What is the opposite of 'loud'?
- a) slow
- b) small
- c) funny
- d) quiet
7.Pair each doing word with its opposite.
- laugh
- buy
- win
- give
- sell
- lose
- cry
- take
8.What is the opposite of 'first'?
- a) then
- b) last
- c) one
- d) next
Answer key — Grade 2 English Language Arts — More opposites
- 1. true → false; asleep → awake; come → go; sit → stand
- 2. near → far; clean → dirty; early → late; thick → thin
- 3. b) poor
- 4. 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
- 5. a) sink
- 6. d) quiet
- 7. laugh → cry; buy → sell; win → lose; give → take
- 8. b) last