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Draw the Opposite: Antonym Worksheet

Write an opposite for each of eight descriptive words, then draw a picture to show its meaning.
Pages
1
File type
PDF

Updated Aug 02, 2021

Subject
Pre-Reading, Language Development, ELA
Resource types
Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Ontario expectations
B2.4

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Write an opposite for each supplied word, then draw a picture that represents the antonym. The two responses let students show a word relationship in both language and an image. Ask them to explain how their drawing communicates the opposite meaning, especially when several answers might fit.

Curriculum reference — Ontario: The drawings show understanding of opposite meanings, not merely copying a word list. Word-meaning discussion is a partial Year2 vocabulary connection; the activity does not cover the full reading programme. Selected skills only; reference stage is not an overall reading age, complete curriculum coverage, or an automatic recommendation for every learner.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Generate an antonym for a familiar descriptive word
  • Represent an opposite concept through a drawing
  • Compare qualities across several semantic dimensions

Teaching tips

  • Discuss whether every prompt has only one possible opposite before learners begin.
  • Ask students to label one feature in each drawing that makes the contrast visible.

Skills covered

  • Antonym generation — contrasting words are recalled without a bank.
  • Concept representation — drawings demonstrate the meaning of each opposite.
  • Descriptive comparison — varied qualities are considered across paired extremes.

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Ontario curriculum

Ontario curriculum expectations

Ontario expectations

  • B2.4 — demonstrate an understanding of a variety of words, acquire and use explicitly taught vocabulary in various contexts, including other subject areas, and use their developing morphological knowledge to analyze and understand new words in context

Core concepts

  • Antonyms
  • Opposite meanings
  • Draw and write

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