Matching Antonyms
4/1/2025 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Pairing simple words with their opposites is an easy way to increase a child's vocabulary.
Understanding the connection between a pair of antonyms is useful for a child's understanding of both words. To practice pairing antonyms, ask your child to match examples written on flash cards.
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Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.
Matching Antonyms
4/1/2025 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Understanding the connection between a pair of antonyms is useful for a child's understanding of both words. To practice pairing antonyms, ask your child to match examples written on flash cards.
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- Night.
- Good job.
- Knowing antonym pairs is an easy way to increase a child's vocabulary.
Making the connection between opposites is like learning two words for the price of one.
A matching game is a fun way to practice.
Label a set of cards with recognizable words and their opposites.
Flip all the cards face down and ask your child to match each card pair.
Keep flipping cards until you've found each pair.
- Play.
- Good job.
- You did whatever the opposite of a bad job is.
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Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.