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Opposites Attract! (Grade 2 ELA)

This worksheet helps second graders identify and understand opposite words through various engaging exercises.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyLanguageIdentifying Opposites
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Fill in the BlanksMatchingMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.5.a

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ELAGrade 2OppositesVocabularyLanguage
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Opposites Attract!

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Read each instruction carefully and complete the activities. Think about words that mean the opposite of each other!

Fill in the blank with a word that is the opposite of the underlined word.

1. The sun is hot, but the ice cream is  .

2. The turtle is slow, but the rabbit is  .

3. My room is messy, so I need to make it  .

4. The door was open, so I decided to   it.

Draw a line to match each word on the left with its opposite on the right.

1. Up

 

a. Sad

2. Happy

 

b. Down

3. Day

 

c. Little

4. Big

 

d. Night

Circle the word that is the opposite of the first word.

1. Hot

a

Warm

b

Cold

c

Fire

d

Sunny

2. Fast

a

Quick

b

Run

c

Slow

d

Walk

Read each statement. Circle 'T' for True if the words are opposites, or 'F' for False if they are not.

1. Big and Small are opposites.

T

True

F

False

2. Happy and Glad are opposites.

T

True

F

False

Think of a word and then write its opposite.

1. Word:   Opposite:  

2. Word:   Opposite:  

3. Word:   Opposite: