Opposites Worksheet: Fat/Thin, Big/Small, Tall/Short

How to use this worksheet

Look at the first picture together and ask your child to describe what they see using one describing word, like 'big.' Ask them what the opposite of that word would be, and have them think of another word that means the reverse. Guide your child to write that opposite word in the box provided next to the picture. Continue this describe-and-opposite process for each remaining picture, then review all the completed opposite pairs together at the end.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Eraser

Extension activities

• 1Point to real objects or people around you and ask your child to describe them and then name the opposite.
• 2Draw a simple picture showing one item as 'fat' and another as 'thin,' or similar opposite pairs.
• 3Play an opposites game, calling out a word and having your child respond as quickly as possible with its opposite.
• 4Act out opposite pairs physically, like standing tall versus crouching short.
• 5Read a picture book about opposites and pause on each page to predict the matching opposite word.