Opposites Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.K.5.B

Core Standard
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Things that are opposites do not share any qualities or attributes. In fact they are completely different. We can see this in sense of colors. In the scientific sense the color white is composed of all of the colors of the rainbow in exactly even proportion. Black on the other hand has no light what so ever. Since they are direct opposites of each other they will sometimes be referred to as polar opposites. These worksheets will help students identify there attributes between a wide range of things. This will truly help them in their daily writing tasks.

Opposite Worksheets To Print:

Opposites Matching - There is some full sentence action here. Complete the sentences by matching the correct pair together. Write the corresponding letter on the space that has been provided.

Fill In The Blank - Sour might need a visual or example for students. Read each word. Determine the word's alter ego. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word box. Remember that antonyms serve this purpose.

Circle Them - Each sentence has converse terms in it. Remember that opposites are two words that have very different meanings.

Match the Opposites - This is a visual activity for students. Draw a line to match each picture to its opposite.

Learning Opposites - Time to start underlining. Read the sentences below. Underline the opposites in each sentence. The first one has been done for you.

Fill in the Blanks - Complete the sentences by filling in the blank with an antonym from the word box. I would suggest you re-read each sentence when you are done. Some may have several choices to consider.

Yes or No - If opposites are used, write "Yes" in the space provided. If the sentence does not contain opposites, write "No" in the blank space.

Antonyms - The word antonym means converse in definition. You will be given a word and asked to think up another word that have very different meanings.

Connect Them - Match each word to its contradictory term. Draw a line to connect each inverse word. The lines will be flying all over the page.

Write Them - Read each word carefully. Write its opposing term in the blank space. You will need to think these guys up now.

Word Bank - Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks with an antonym from the word bank.

Flip That Over! - Draw a line to match each picture to a clashing term. You will also classify words along the way.

Very Different Meanings - This is all up to your own notions. See how creative you can be on this one.

Learn the Opposite - A three part activity for you. Write a sentence using the antonyms provided. Remember that an antonym is the same as an opposite.

Sentence Writing - Read the antonyms below. Write a sentence using the antonyms in the blank space.

Does Everything Have An Opposite?


Sometimes we view the world as black and white. We see the world as Star Wars view for every bit of dark force out there; there is an equal amount of light force. This is not always true in the English language there are plenty of words that so specific or so general that it is impossible to find an opposite for it. For instance the word "anonymous" means to be completely unknown or unidentified. What is the opposite of "anonymous"? Some people will say identified, but is that truly on the same spectrum as having a total lack of standing?


There are many different things in this world that do not have an antonym clearly assigned to them. Think about the shapes that you learn in geometry. Shapes are clearly and cleanly defined and then is no apparent contrary term to them in sight. A circle is a circle, and a square is a square. Just about anything that takes on an art form is difficult to recognize a polar opposite for. Think about sports or works of fiction whether they take place in a book or on a movie screen. This also holds true for most nouns. Can you think of an antonym for a pilot, a laptop, or New York City? Sure, you can come up with a clever response that may get a chuckle, but these instances are truly set on their own.


Prefixes are often the indication of an opposite being present. Such as in the words infiltrate (meaning to penetrate or invade) and exfiltrate (meaning to remove from a bad situation) are clear opposites just from the use of the prefixes. You also have instances where color comes into play. A blacklist is a list of those to be banned or targeted. A whitelist is a list of totally approved things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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