Year 5 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 5 vocabulary worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 5 · English · VocabularyYear 5 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Circle the word that means the opposite.
1.Which word is the opposite of strong?
- Apull
- Bpush
- Cweak
Answer: weak
strong and weak are antonyms.
2.Which word is the opposite of top?
- Abottom
- Balways
- Cnever
Answer: bottom
top and bottom are antonyms.
3.Which word is the opposite of wet?
- Adry
- Btop
- Cbottom
Answer: dry
wet and dry are antonyms.
4.Which word is the opposite of arrive?
- Acry
- Blaugh
- Cleave
Answer: leave
arrive and leave are antonyms.
5.Which word is the opposite of smooth?
- Anever
- Brough
- Calways
Answer: rough
smooth and rough are antonyms.
6.Which word is the opposite of push?
- Acry
- Bpull
- Claugh
Answer: pull
push and pull are antonyms.
7.Which word is the opposite of noisy?
- Astart
- Bquiet
- Cfinish
Answer: quiet
noisy and quiet are antonyms.
8.Which word is the opposite of fast?
- Astart
- Bslow
- Cfinish
Answer: slow
fast and slow are antonyms.
9.Which word is the opposite of open?
- Aday
- Bclosed
- Cnight
Answer: closed
open and closed are antonyms.
10.Which word is the opposite of happy?
- Asad
- Bnever
- Calways
Answer: sad
happy and sad are antonyms.
11.Which word is the opposite of thick?
- Aquiet
- Bthin
- Cnoisy
Answer: thin
thick and thin are antonyms.
12.Which word is the opposite of sweet?
- Aclosed
- Bsour
- Copen
Answer: sour
sweet and sour are antonyms.
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