English ESL Worksheets: Opposites. Opposite Concentration Games Worksheets, Crosswords and Quiz
English ESL Worksheets: Opposites
Opposite Concentration Game and Worksheets
Here is our collection of worksheets and activities for teaching the phrase ‘is the opposite of.’
Opposites, like rhymes, are a good way to teach vocabulary and have some fun with English. These activities are especially recommended for elementary school kids. Great for both K-7 and ESL students.
Opposite Concentration Game:
Print out the cards and paste them onto a hard cardboard backing. Cut out the cards. To play the game you simply spread the cards face-down onto the table.
One student flips over a card. Once they flip over a card, they have to say what the opposite is. Then they flip over another card and if they find the opposite, they take both cards and get one point.
Example:
Student flips over the card ‘attack’.
Student says, ‘Defend is the opposite of attack.’
Student flips over another card. If the second card is ‘defend’, then the student gets one point. If the other card is something different, then the student turns the cards over again.
Opposites Worksheets:
Four simple worksheets about opposites.
Make sure the students write out sentences in full and capitalize the beginnings and add periods at the end.
Opposites Crossword
A simple crossword with an emphasis on opposites.
Opposites Crossword
Opposites, Rhymes, and Begins With Boardgame
This gameboard is good for practising rhymes with, begins with, and is the opposite of.
Opposite and Rhyme Boardgame
Conversation Idea
Most of the opposites in this section are pretty clear: Up is the opposite of down and north is the opposite of south. But how about more ambiguous opposites. What is the opposite of red? What is the opposite of grass? What is the opposite of invent?
Who cares what the answer is so long as it generates conversation and thinking. Make a list of ambiguous opposites and have students come up with the opposites and reasons why the students think they are opposites.
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