Year 5 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Synonyms mean the same. Antonyms mean the opposite. Circle or write the word.
1.Which word is the opposite of give?
- Anear
- Btake
- Cfar
Answer: take
give and take are antonyms.
2.Which word means the same as street?
- Aroad
- Bclose
- Cshut
Answer: road
street and road are synonyms.
3.Which word is the opposite of buy?
- Asell
- Bstrong
- Cweak
Answer: sell
buy and sell are antonyms.
4.Which word means the same as correct?
- Abuild
- Bright
- Cmake
Answer: right
correct and right are synonyms.
5.Which word is the opposite of fast?
- Aslow
- Barrive
- Cleave
Answer: slow
fast and slow are antonyms.
6.Which word means the same as small?
- Abuild
- Bmake
- Clittle
Answer: little
small and little are synonyms.
7.Which word is the opposite of arrive?
- Adown
- Bleave
- Cup
Answer: leave
arrive and leave are antonyms.
8.Which word means the same as happy?
- Aglad
- Bstone
- Crock
Answer: glad
happy and glad are synonyms.
9.Which word is the opposite of wet?
- Agive
- Bdry
- Ctake
Answer: dry
wet and dry are antonyms.
10.Which word means the same as build?
- Aquick
- Bmake
- Cfast
Answer: make
build and make are synonyms.
11.Which word is the opposite of push?
- Adirty
- Bclean
- Cpull
Answer: pull
push and pull are antonyms.
12.Which word means the same as hard?
- Adifficult
- Bscared
- Cafraid
Answer: difficult
hard and difficult are synonyms.
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