Antonyms Year 6 Synonyms and Antonyms Resource Pack

Antonyms Year 6 Resources

Step 2: Antonyms Year 6 Autumn Block 2 Resources

Antonyms Year 6 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and application and reasoning resources. This pack is designed to work alongside our GPS Scheme of Work for Autumn Block 2.

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

  • Antonyms Year 6 Teaching PowerPoint.
  • Antonyms Year 6 Varied Fluency with answers.
  • Antonyms Year 6 Application and Reasoning with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 6: (6G6.1) How words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms [for example, big, large, little]

Terminology for pupils:

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support recognising and using antonyms. Questions contain simple, common vocabulary.
Expected Questions to support recognising and using antonyms. Questions contain complex, less common vocabulary.
Greater Depth Questions to support recognising and using antonyms. Questions contain complex, challenging vocabulary.

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Place words from a list beneath their antonyms. Four simple, common words to sort.
Expected Place words from a list beneath their antonyms. Six more complex, less common words to sort.
Greater Depth Place words from a list beneath their antonyms. Eight very complex, challenging words to sort.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Find two antonyms which could replace a given word in a sentence to change its meaning. Simple, common vocabulary used.
Expected Find at least three antonyms which could replace a given word in a sentence to change its meaning. More complex, less common vocabulary used.
Greater Depth Find as many antonyms as possible which could replace a given word in a sentence to change its meaning. Very complex, challenging vocabulary used.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain how changing one word for an antonym alters the meaning of a sentence. Simple, common vocabulary used.
Expected Explain how changing one word for an antonym alters the meaning of a sentence. More complex, less common vocabulary used.
Greater Depth Explain how changing one word for an antonym alters the meaning of a sentence. Very complex, challenging vocabulary used.

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