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title: "Sorting & Categorising Words"
description: "Sort common objects and words into categories to understand how concepts relate; demonstrate understanding of opposites (antonyms) for common verbs and adjectives"
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# Sorting & Categorising Words

Sort common objects and words into categories to understand how concepts relate; demonstrate understanding of opposites (antonyms) for common verbs and adjectives

Subject: English · Area: Vocabulary · Ages 5 to 8
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/sorting-and-categorising-words-mt_oL9s_bufDp

## Ready when they can

- Group words or objects by category (e.g. animals, foods, colours)
- Identify and produce opposite pairs (e.g. 'big/small', 'hot/cold', 'go/stop')
- Explain why items belong together in a category

## Lesson: Sorting words and finding opposites

Words can go into groups. Animals are one group. Fruits are another group.

*(drawing: Dog, cat, fish, and bird are all animals. They belong together.)*

**Example.** Zoe sees an apple and a carrot. Apple is a fruit. Carrot is a vegetable. They go in different groups.

**Tip.** To sort words, ask: what do these things have in common?

*(drawing: Hot and cold are opposites. They feel completely different.)*

**Recap.** Group words that go together. Opposites are totally different from each other.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [How Many in Total?](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/how-many-in-total-mt_dmNvjroCPT)

## Opens up

- [Defining Words](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/defining-words-mt_f_dMmvzxwo)
- [Shades of Meaning](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/shades-of-meaning-mt_VLu59hpQ4T)