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Opposites Attract!

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and understanding opposite words, enhancing vocabulary and language skills.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyLanguageIdentifying Opposites
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Word BankMatchingMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseShort AnswerLong Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5.B

Topics

ELAGrade 3OppositesVocabularyAntonyms
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Opposites Attract!

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Read each section's instructions carefully and complete the activities. This worksheet will help you practice identifying opposite words!

Use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences below. Each word is the opposite of the underlined word.

small
sad
cold
night

1. The elephant was big, but the mouse was  .

2. She was happy that it was her birthday, not  .

3. The soup was hot, and the ice cream was  .

4. We play outside during the day, and we sleep at  .

Draw a line from the word on the left to its opposite on the right.

1. up

 

a. open

2. fast

 

b. down

3. close

 

c. slow

4. in

 

d. out

Choose the word that is the opposite of the underlined word.

1. The turtle was very slow.

a

quick

b

tired

c

green

d

happy

2. The cup was full of water.

a

heavy

b

empty

c

tall

d

new

Read each statement. Circle T for True or F for False.

1. The opposite of 'hot' is 'cold'.

T

True

F

False

Write a word that means the opposite of each word below.

1. day:  

2. loud:  

3. happy:  

4. start:  

Write two sentences. In the first sentence, use the word 'big'. In the second sentence, use the opposite of 'big'.