Year 6 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 6 vocabulary worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 6 · English · VocabularyYear 6 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Synonyms mean the same. Antonyms mean the opposite. Circle or write the word.
1.Which word is the opposite of open?
- Aclosed
- Bweak
- Cstrong
Answer: closed
open and closed are antonyms.
2.Which word means the same as begin?
- Ascared
- Bstart
- Cafraid
Answer: start
begin and start are synonyms.
3.The opposite of thick is (answer space).
Answer: thin
thick and thin are antonyms (opposites).
4.Which word means the same as hard?
- Adifficult
- Bglad
- Chappy
Answer: difficult
hard and difficult are synonyms.
5.Which word is the opposite of noisy?
- Aquiet
- Bopen
- Cclosed
Answer: quiet
noisy and quiet are antonyms.
6.Which word means the same as fast?
- Acorrect
- Bright
- Cquick
Answer: quick
fast and quick are synonyms.
7.Which word is the opposite of up?
- Adown
- Blate
- Cearly
Answer: down
up and down are antonyms.
8.Which word means the same as look?
- Asee
- Bsilent
- Cquiet
Answer: see
look and see are synonyms.
9.The opposite of buy is (answer space).
Answer: sell
buy and sell are antonyms (opposites).
10.Which word means the same as scared?
- Aafraid
- Blook
- Csee
Answer: afraid
scared and afraid are synonyms.
11.Which word is the opposite of win?
- Adirty
- Blose
- Cclean
Answer: lose
win and lose are antonyms.
12.Which word means the same as sick?
- Aenormous
- Bhuge
- Cill
Answer: ill
sick and ill are synonyms.
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