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Grade 2 · Reading & language

Match opposite meanings

Choose an everyday word with the opposite meaning.

8 authored questions + worked example

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Worked example

Which word is opposite in meaning to hot?

Answer & why

Answer: cold

hot and cold describe opposite conditions here.

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All questions

All 8 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

Which word is opposite in meaning to heavy?

  1. light
  2. closed
  3. asleep
  4. cold
A hint

Think of the contrast the two words describe.

Answer & why

Answer: light

heavy and light describe opposite conditions here.

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Question 2

Which word is opposite in meaning to awake?

  1. asleep
  2. late
  3. closed
  4. cold
A hint

Think of the contrast the two words describe.

Answer & why

Answer: asleep

awake and asleep describe opposite conditions here.

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Question 3

Which word is opposite in meaning to hot?

  1. empty
  2. late
  3. cold
  4. closed
A hint

Think of the contrast the two words describe.

Answer & why

Answer: cold

hot and cold describe opposite conditions here.

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Question 4

Which word is opposite in meaning to open?

  1. closed
  2. empty
  3. below
  4. late
A hint

Think of the contrast the two words describe.

Answer & why

Answer: closed

open and closed describe opposite conditions here.

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Question 5

Which word is opposite in meaning to early?

  1. late
  2. below
  3. narrow
  4. empty
A hint

Think of the contrast the two words describe.

Answer & why

Answer: late

early and late describe opposite conditions here.

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Question 6

Which word is opposite in meaning to full?

  1. narrow
  2. light
  3. empty
  4. below
A hint

Think of the contrast the two words describe.

Answer & why

Answer: empty

full and empty describe opposite conditions here.

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Question 7

Which word is opposite in meaning to above?

  1. asleep
  2. below
  3. light
  4. narrow
A hint

Think of the contrast the two words describe.

Answer & why

Answer: below

above and below describe opposite conditions here.

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Question 8

Which word is opposite in meaning to wide?

  1. narrow
  2. asleep
  3. cold
  4. light
A hint

Think of the contrast the two words describe.

Answer & why

Answer: narrow

wide and narrow describe opposite conditions here.

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