Year 6 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Synonyms mean the same. Antonyms mean the opposite. Circle or write the word.
1.Which word is the opposite of question?
- Awide
- Bnarrow
- Canswer
Answer: answer
question and answer are antonyms.
2.Which word means the same as happy?
- Afast
- Bglad
- Cquick
Answer: glad
happy and glad are synonyms.
3.Which word is the opposite of first?
- Ahappy
- Bsad
- Clast
Answer: last
first and last are antonyms.
4.Which word means the same as tired?
- Asleepy
- Bjump
- Cleap
Answer: sleepy
tired and sleepy are synonyms.
5.Which word is the opposite of up?
- Ahappy
- Bsad
- Cdown
Answer: down
up and down are antonyms.
6.Which word means the same as begin?
- Asmall
- Blittle
- Cstart
Answer: start
begin and start are synonyms.
7.Which word is the opposite of clean?
- Alast
- Bdirty
- Cfirst
Answer: dirty
clean and dirty are antonyms.
8.Which word means the same as end?
- Ahuge
- Benormous
- Cfinish
Answer: finish
end and finish are synonyms.
9.Which word is the opposite of early?
- Afar
- Blate
- Cnear
Answer: late
early and late are antonyms.
10.Which word means the same as hard?
- Afinish
- Bdifficult
- Cend
Answer: difficult
hard and difficult are synonyms.
11.Which word is the opposite of wide?
- Anarrow
- Brough
- Csmooth
Answer: narrow
wide and narrow are antonyms.
12.Which word means the same as easy?
- Asimple
- Bpick
- Cchoose
Answer: simple
easy and simple are synonyms.
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