The grid given below has the antonyms of the words from the text. Locate these words in the grid horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. One example has been done for you. You may refer to a dictionary.
firm meek merry kind anxious bent
The antonyms to be found in the grid are: FRAGILE (antonym of firm), BOLD (antonym of meek), SAD (antonym of merry), CRUEL (antonym of kind), CALM/PEACEFUL (antonym of anxious), and STRAIGHT (antonym of bent).
These words can be located horizontally, vertically, and diagonally in the word grid.
Explanation
This vocabulary exercise requires students to find antonyms of words from the poem in a word search grid. The words from the poem (firm, meek, merry, kind, anxious, bent) have their opposites hidden in the grid, helping students expand their vocabulary while reinforcing the poem's vocabulary.
Solution Steps
Identify the antonyms of the given words: firm, meek, merry, kind, anxious, bent
FRAGILE is the antonym of firm
BOLD is the antonym of meek
SAD is the antonym of merry
CRUEL is the antonym of kind
CALM/PEACEFUL is the antonym of anxious
STRAIGHT is the antonym of bent
Search for these antonyms horizontally, vertically, and diagonally in the word grid