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 full?
- Aearly
- Bempty
- Clate
Answer: empty
full and empty are antonyms.
2.Which word is the opposite of wide?
- Anarrow
- Bwin
- Close
Answer: narrow
wide and narrow are antonyms.
3.Which word is the opposite of start?
- Aempty
- Bfull
- Cfinish
Answer: finish
start and finish are antonyms.
4.Which word is the opposite of up?
- Adown
- Bstrong
- Cweak
Answer: down
up and down are antonyms.
5.Which word is the opposite of before?
- Abelow
- Babove
- Cafter
Answer: after
before and after are antonyms.
6.Which word is the opposite of hot?
- Acold
- Bclosed
- Copen
Answer: cold
hot and cold are antonyms.
7.Which word is the opposite of near?
- Afar
- Bfull
- Cempty
Answer: far
near and far are antonyms.
8.Which word is the opposite of safe?
- Adangerous
- Bsmooth
- Crough
Answer: dangerous
safe and dangerous are antonyms.
9.Which word is the opposite of win?
- Adangerous
- Bsafe
- Close
Answer: lose
win and lose are antonyms.
10.Which word is the opposite of above?
- Abelow
- Bpush
- Cpull
Answer: below
above and below are antonyms.
11.Which word is the opposite of early?
- Atop
- Blate
- Cbottom
Answer: late
early and late are antonyms.
12.Which word is the opposite of buy?
- Aslow
- Bsell
- Cfast
Answer: sell
buy and sell are antonyms.
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