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Spell Bee Word: Opposite


What does opposite mean?

Word: Opposite

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Opposite means completely different from something else, or placed facing it on the other side.

Synonyms: reverse, contrary

Antonyms: same, similar

How do you spell opposite?

Syllables: op - po - site

Tricky part: There are two p's in the middle, even though you hear only one p sound.

Watch out for: oposite, opossite

Memory tip: The two p's face each other in the middle, like two people sitting opposite each other at a table.

Opposite in a sentence

Example 1: Hot is the opposite of cold.

Example 2: The bank is opposite the post office.

Example 3: My sister and I like opposite things: she loves rain and I love sunshine.

Fun Fact

Opposite comes from the Latin oppositus, set against, made from ob, against, and ponere, to put or place.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) oppisite
b) separate
c) different
d) neighbour

Show answer

a) oppisite. The second vowel of opposite is o, not i.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our cousins live in the flat opposit ours on the third floor.

a) floor
b) cousins
c) opposit
d) third

Show answer

c) opposit. Opposite ends with a silent e.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tsopeipo

a) opposite
b) oppotise
c) oppsoite
d) oppoiste

Show answer

a) opposite. Oppsoite, oppotise and oppoiste all mix up the letters after the two p's.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

oppos_te

a) i
b) o
c) a
d) e

Show answer

a) i. The last part of opposite is site, with an i, like the word site.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which pair of words are opposites?

a) quick and fast
b) happy and glad
c) big and large
d) early and late

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d) early and late

2. The temple is opposite our school. This means it is ____.

a) inside the school grounds
b) across the road, facing it
c) behind it, out of sight
d) next door, right beside it

Show answer

b) across the road, facing it

Associated Words

reliefcompassislandentireforearm
croissantcontentmentexcitediversitymarket

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