Opposites and Antonyms

(KS2 English - Writing - Grammar)

Opposites and Antonyms is a 9 slide PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to use antonyms to create better sentences and improve writing. This PowerPoint lesson explores how the use of antonyms can help to develop word and sentence level skills and widen pupils’ vocabulary. Teaching Resources: Opposites and Antonyms includes the following tasks and activities:

1. Definition of antonyms with examples.
2. Matching antonyms task.
3. How to use antonyms to create better sentences activity.
4. Consolidation of understanding.
5. Antonyms interactive game link.

Opposites and Antonyms is a fully editable resource so you could use it as a quick starter activity to a lesson, incorporate it into an existing resource, lesson or scheme of work or develop it into a wider language study unit.