Teacher's Notes: Easy Antonyms
These two worksheets aim to increase vocabulary through antonyms. This activity can easily be used earlier or later than at this spot - whenever you feel it is most beneficial for your students.
Words to Review (Antonym Pairs)
hot – cold
sad – happy
short – tall
good – bad
mean – nice / kind
expensive – cheap
same – different
small – big
young – old
new – old
ugly – beautiful
easy – difficult / hard
thin – fat
early – late
rich – poor
stupid – smart
quiet – noisy
clean – dirty
wonderful – terrible / horrible
slow – fast
weak – strong
Worksheet Answers
Crossword: Across: 1. cold, 2. beautiful, 3. happy, 4. easy, 5. tall, 6. bad, 7. nice, 8. fat, 9. early, 10. poor, 11. stupid, 12. new, 13. noisy. Down: 14. cheap, 15. clean, 16. terrible, 17. fast, 18. different, 19. big, 20. old, 21. strong
Sentences: 1. cold, 2. fat, 3. happy, 4. big, 5. small, 6. tall, 7. noisy, 8. ugly, 9. old, 10. rich, 11. poor
Pictures: strong – weak; smart – stupid; nice (kind) - mean
