Year 5 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — 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 3 — Answers
Circle the word that means the opposite.
1.Which word is the opposite of day?
- Athick
- Bthin
- Cnight
Answer: night
day and night are antonyms.
2.Which word is the opposite of full?
- Afar
- Bnear
- Cempty
Answer: empty
full and empty are antonyms.
3.Which word is the opposite of sweet?
- Asour
- Bfar
- Cnear
Answer: sour
sweet and sour are antonyms.
4.Which word is the opposite of question?
- Aforget
- Banswer
- Cremember
Answer: answer
question and answer are antonyms.
5.Which word is the opposite of first?
- Abelow
- Blast
- Cabove
Answer: last
first and last are antonyms.
6.Which word is the opposite of buy?
- Awet
- Bsell
- Cdry
Answer: sell
buy and sell are antonyms.
7.Which word is the opposite of open?
- Aclosed
- Bweak
- Cstrong
Answer: closed
open and closed are antonyms.
8.Which word is the opposite of top?
- Abottom
- Btall
- Cshort
Answer: bottom
top and bottom are antonyms.
9.Which word is the opposite of clean?
- Adirty
- Bbuy
- Csell
Answer: dirty
clean and dirty are antonyms.
10.Which word is the opposite of happy?
- Asad
- Bday
- Cnight
Answer: sad
happy and sad are antonyms.
11.Which word is the opposite of early?
- Apull
- Blate
- Cpush
Answer: late
early and late are antonyms.
12.Which word is the opposite of above?
- Apush
- Bbelow
- Cpull
Answer: below
above and below are antonyms.
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