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OBJECTIVES: Antonyms TARGET POPULATION: Grades 2 and above
Auditory Association & Memory MATERIALS: Sentence List (provided)
Vocabulary, Thinking
PROCEDURE: Divide students into two teams and place them in two lines facing each other as in a traditional spelling bee. Tell students to raise their hands as soon as they can identify the two words in the given sentence that in some instances have opposite meanings.
Stand where it is easy to see who raises her hand first, and read the first sentence. Require the first hand-raiser to give an immediate response. If the response is correct, the student sits on the floor where she has been standing. The object of the game is to be the first team to have all members sitting. If the responding player is correct, or does not answer immediately, reread the sentence for the opposing team, and ask for a response from the first person to raise her hand. Continue alternating teams until a correct response is given for that sentence, or until each team has had two tries.
Read the second sentence and again call on the first person from either team to raise her hand. If a sitting student tries to assist a teammate, or blurts out a response, she must again join the ranks of the standing.
Continue reading sentences and accepting answers until time expires, or until an entire team is seated. The team with all (or the most) players seated wins. Begin again, if time allows.
Sentence List
The late Dr. King always woke up early every morning. (late/early)
Please dry the floor where it was wet from the ice. (wet/dry)
Mexico City is the capitol of the country of Mexico. (city/country)
Please put the shovel in the shed when you go out. (in/out)
The sun rose in the east as I drove down West 32nd Street. (east/west)
Kim will stay home with the kids when we go to the store. (stay/go)
If I'm not wrong, his office is down the hall on the right. (wrong/right)
That coat is too big for that little freckle-faced girl. (big/little)
Is it true that Latoya is wearing false eyelashes? (true/false)
The water from that old well made them sick. (well/sick)
If you'll lead the way to the barn, the horses will follow. (lead/follow)
His white shirt already had stains and black smudges on it. (black/white)
You’ll find that it is easier to lose weight if you exercise. (find/lose)
She has always wondered why he never takes his hat off. (always/never)
Dear old Mrs. Carver gave me a new watch for my birthday. (old/new)
After being in the hot sun all day, I needed a cold drink. (hot/cold)
My brother likes to float his plastic fish in the kitchen sink. (float/sink)
I'll wear my low shoes when we go hiking in the high country. (high/low)
It was sweet of her to feed those sour apples to the horses. (sweet/sour)
See our book Vocabulary GROWth for extended lesson