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Synonyms and Antonyms — Answers

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Year 3 · English · Vocabulary

Synonyms and Antonyms — Answers

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Part A — Synonyms

A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Circle the synonym.

1.Which word is a synonym for big?
  1. Atiny
  2. Bhuge
  3. Cthin
  4. Dslow

Answer: huge

'Huge' means very big.

2.Which word is a synonym for happy?
  1. Aglad
  2. Bsad
  3. Cangry
  4. Dtired

Answer: glad

'Glad' means pleased or happy.

3.Which word is a synonym for quick?
  1. Aslow
  2. Bheavy
  3. Cfast
  4. Dlate

Answer: fast

'Fast' and 'quick' mean the same thing.

4.Which word is a synonym for begin?
  1. Astop
  2. Bend
  3. Cfinish
  4. Dstart

Answer: start

'Start' means the same as 'begin'.

5.Which word is a synonym for shout?
  1. Awhisper
  2. Byell
  3. Chum
  4. Dsigh

Answer: yell

'Yell' means to shout loudly.

6.Which word is a synonym for cold?
  1. Achilly
  2. Bwarm
  3. Chot
  4. Ddry

Answer: chilly

'Chilly' means cold.

Part B — Antonyms

An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. Draw a line to match each pair of opposites.

7.Match each word to its antonym (opposite).
  • hot
  • up
  • open
  • empty
  • light
  • early
  • late
  • close
  • cold
  • down
  • dark
  • full

Answer: hot → cold; up → down; open → close; empty → full; light → dark; early → late

Part C — Write the opposite

Write an antonym for each word.

8.The opposite of wide is .

Answer: narrow

9.The opposite of cheap is .

Answer: expensive

Also accepted: dear.

10.The opposite of noisy is .

Answer: quiet

11.The opposite of strong is .

Answer: weak

12.The opposite of asleep is .

Answer: awake

13.The opposite of smooth is .

Answer: rough

Also accepted: bumpy.

Part D — Make it better

14.Rewrite this sentence, replacing the words nice, good and big with more interesting synonyms: *We had a nice day at the big zoo and saw some good animals.*

Model answer: We had a wonderful day at the enormous zoo and saw some amazing animals.

Success criteria:

  • All three words replaced
  • Each new word is a sensible synonym
  • Sentence still makes sense
  • Capital letter and full stop
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