Hello everyone! Today, we’re going to have some fun with words that are opposites. These special words are called antonyms. Let’s learn about them together!
Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of each other. For example, “open” and “close” are antonyms because they mean completely different things. Let’s explore some more examples!
We have a sentence: “The octopus lives above the sea.” Hmm, does that sound right? Not really! Octopuses live under the sea. “Under” is the opposite of “above.” So, the correct sentence is: “The octopus lives under the sea.”
Here’s another sentence: “Penguins live in a hot climate.” Do penguins like hot places? No, they love the cold! The opposite of “hot” is “cold.” So, the right sentence is: “Penguins live in a cold environment.”
Let’s look at this sentence: “The cheetah is very slow.” Is that true? Cheetahs are super fast! The opposite of “slow” is “fast.” So, the sentence should be: “The cheetah is very fast.”
Here’s the last sentence: “Rabbits always eat meat.” Do rabbits eat meat? No, they don’t! The opposite of “always” is “never.” So, the correct sentence is: “Rabbits never eat meat.”
Antonyms are fun because they help us understand words better by knowing their opposites. Next time you read, try to find antonyms and see how many you can spot!
Thanks for learning with us today! We hope you had fun. See you next time for more exciting lessons!
Antonym Hunt: Go on an antonym hunt around your home or classroom! Find objects or situations that have opposite pairs. For example, you might find a light switch (on/off) or a door (open/close). Draw or take pictures of these pairs and share them with your friends or family. Can you find at least five pairs of antonyms?
Antonym Story Time: Create a short story using at least five pairs of antonyms. For example, you could write about a day in the life of a superhero who goes from being “weak” to “strong” or a character who travels from a “hot” desert to a “cold” mountain. Illustrate your story with drawings to make it even more fun!
Antonym Charades: Play a game of charades with your family or friends using antonyms. Write down different antonyms on pieces of paper, such as “happy/sad” or “big/small.” Take turns acting out one of the words without speaking, and let others guess the antonym. How many can your team guess correctly?
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Welcome to Kids Academy! Hello everyone! Let’s open the worksheet. Don’t forget to like this video and subscribe to our channel. You can find the link to this app in the comments below.
Today, we’re going to be looking at a worksheet called “Antonym Mix-Up.” Antonyms are words with opposite meanings, like “open” and “close.” Opposite means the furthest thing from that word, or the most different thing.
Let’s read the directions and get started right away! Correct the sentences below by replacing each highlighted word with its antonym.
Okay, let’s read the first sentence: “The octopus lives above the sea.” Hmm, does an octopus really live above the sea? What’s the opposite of “above” in this sentence?
Let’s look at our answer choices and decide what’s the most different from “above.”
The first answer choice is “near.” Near is not the opposite of above; it means close to the top, and that’s not the opposite of above.
The second answer choice is “under.” Under the sea! I think this might be the right answer because the octopus doesn’t live above the sea; the octopus lives under the sea.
Let’s try our last answer choice just to be sure: “The octopus lives on the sea.” That’s kind of like above; there are similar meanings in this sentence, and that’s not the opposite. In this sentence, the opposite or the antonym is “under.”
Let’s read the sentence now: “The octopus lives under the sea.” That sounds right!
Let’s look at the second example: “Penguins live in a hot climate.” Hmm, do penguins really live in a hot climate? I can’t picture a penguin on the beach like in this picture.
Let’s look at our three answer choices and see what is the opposite or the antonym of “hot.”
The first answer choice is “warm.” Warm is pretty similar to hot; those two words are not antonyms.
The second answer choice is “tropical,” which also means nice weather. Again, that’s close to hot and doesn’t mean the opposite.
Our last answer choice is “cold.” When I think of the total opposite of hot, I think of being cold. Cold is the antonym of hot.
Let’s reread the sentence with the correct word: “Penguins live in a cold environment.”
Let’s look at our third example. The third sentence reads: “The cheetah is very slow,” and the highlighted word is “slow.” What’s the opposite or the antonym of slow?
Our first answer choice is “fast.” I think we got that one right away!
Let’s read all the other answer choices just to be sure. “Long” has nothing to do with being slow or fast.
Our last answer choice is “dangerous.” Yes, cheetahs are dangerous, but is that really the opposite of slow? No, the opposite of slow is fast, which is the first answer choice.
Let’s reread that sentence with the correct word: “The cheetah is very fast.”
Our last sentence is about rabbits. It reads: “Rabbits always eat meat.” Do rabbits always eat meat? What do rabbits eat?
Doesn’t matter; what’s the opposite of “always”? Let’s read our three answer choices.
Our first answer choice is “often.” Often isn’t as much as always, but it still means you do something a lot. Often is not the opposite or the antonym.
The second answer choice is “usually.” Usually means you do it not as much as often; you don’t do it always, but you do it sometimes.
Our last answer choice is “never.” Never is the complete opposite or the most different thing from always. Never is the antonym for always.
Let’s reread the sentence with the correct answer choice: “Rabbits never eat meat.”
Remember, boys and girls, an antonym is the opposite or the most different thing from the word that you are reading.
Thanks for watching, boys and girls! We’ll see you next time.
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