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Choose the Antonym

In this worksheet, students look for words that mean the opposite of each other.

'Choose the Antonym' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 6 English worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Writing: Composition

Curriculum subtopic:   Grammar and Vocabulary Awareness

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Worksheet Overview

Read these sentences:

Cinderella was kind. Her step-mother was cruel.

Cinderella        Witch

 

The word 'cruel' means the opposite of the word 'kind'.Therefore, these two words are antonyms. 

 

In this activity, you can practise matching up words with their opposites (finding the antonym).

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