Year 5 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 5 vocabulary worksheet.
Year 5 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Circle the word that means the opposite.
1.Which word is the opposite of clean?
- Asmooth
- Brough
- Cdirty
Answer: dirty
clean and dirty are antonyms.
2.Which word is the opposite of early?
- Afar
- Blate
- Cnear
Answer: late
early and late are antonyms.
3.Which word is the opposite of always?
- Anever
- Bslow
- Cfast
Answer: never
always and never are antonyms.
4.Which word is the opposite of remember?
- Aempty
- Bforget
- Cfull
Answer: forget
remember and forget are antonyms.
5.Which word is the opposite of push?
- Apull
- Bhot
- Ccold
Answer: pull
push and pull are antonyms.
6.Which word is the opposite of start?
- Afinish
- Bdry
- Cwet
Answer: finish
start and finish are antonyms.
7.Which word is the opposite of smooth?
- Aclosed
- Brough
- Copen
Answer: rough
smooth and rough are antonyms.
8.Which word is the opposite of arrive?
- Anear
- Bleave
- Cfar
Answer: leave
arrive and leave are antonyms.
9.Which word is the opposite of happy?
- Aquiet
- Bnoisy
- Csad
Answer: sad
happy and sad are antonyms.
10.Which word is the opposite of thick?
- Abelow
- Babove
- Cthin
Answer: thin
thick and thin are antonyms.
11.Which word is the opposite of noisy?
- Atop
- Bbottom
- Cquiet
Answer: quiet
noisy and quiet are antonyms.
12.Which word is the opposite of strong?
- Aforget
- Bweak
- Cremember
Answer: weak
strong and weak are antonyms.
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