• 1st Grade
  • Speech & Language
  • About 10 minutes

Picture Opposites

Look at the first picture. Circle the picture that shows its opposite.

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How to do it

  1. Look at the first picture. What is it?
  2. Find the picture that is its opposite.
  3. Circle it and say both words.

Teaching tip

Have your child say a sentence with both, like "The cup is full, now it is empty." This sheet is aligned with Common Core L.1.5a.

Picture Opposites worksheet for 1st grade (opposites and categories), free printable
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About this worksheet

Six pictures like happy, full, day and big. Circle the picture that shows the opposite.

What kids practice

Opposites are pairs of words that mean very different things, like hot and cold or up and down. Categories are groups of things that go together, like animals, food or clothes. Knowing both helps kids learn new words faster, describe things clearly and understand what they read.

Watch for

  • Picking a related word instead of the opposite, like "warm" for hot. Ask "What is the most different?"
  • Naming things that are related but not in the group, like "milk" for animals because cows make milk.
  • Saying "it just doesn't belong" without a reason. Ask what the other three have in common.

It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full opposites and categories guide for 1st grade.

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