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Opposites Attract! (Grade 4 ELA)

A worksheet for Grade 4 students to practice identifying and using opposite words (antonyms) in sentences.

Grade 4 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyLanguageIdentifying Opposites
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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksShort AnswerMatchingTrue / FalseWord Bank

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.c

Topics

ELAGrade 4VocabularyOppositesAntonyms
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Opposites Attract! (Grade 4 ELA)

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using words that mean the opposite of each other.

1. Which word is the opposite of 'happy'?

a

joyful

b

sad

c

glad

d

pleased

2. The opposite of 'fast' is:

a

quick

b

speedy

c

slow

d

rapid

Complete each sentence by writing a word that means the opposite of the underlined word.

3. The sun is very <bold>hot</bold>, but the ice cream is  .

4. My dog is very <bold>big</bold>, but my cat is  .

5. The book was <bold>open</bold>, so I could   it.

6. Write a sentence using the word 'loud' and then write another sentence using its opposite. Underline both words.

Match each word on the left with its opposite on the right.

7. Up

 

a. Night

8. Day

 

b. Small

9. Big

 

c. Down

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

10. The opposite of 'empty' is 'full'.

T

True

F

False

11. 'Near' and 'close' are opposites.

T

True

F

False

Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks with the correct opposites.

old
dark
soft
awake

12. The kitten's fur was so <bold>hard</bold>, but the pillow was  .

13. It was <bold>light</bold> outside, then it became  .

14. My grandma is <bold>young</bold>, but my grandpa is  .

15. I was <bold>asleep</bold>, but now I am  .