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Same and Opposite: Synonyms and Antonyms — Answers

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Same and Opposite: Synonyms and Antonyms — Answers

Part A: Same meaning

A synonym is a word that means the same, or nearly the same, as another word. Circle the synonym.

1.Which word means the same as big?
  1. Asmall
  2. Blarge
  3. Ctall

Answer: large

Large means big. Small is the opposite, and tall is about height.

2.Which word means the same as glad?
  1. Asad
  2. Bhappy
  3. Ccross

Answer: happy

Happy and glad both mean feeling good.

3.Which word means the same as quick?
  1. Afast
  2. Bslow
  3. Clate

Answer: fast

Fast and quick both mean moving with speed.

4.Which word means the same as shut?
  1. Aopen
  2. Bclose
  3. Cpush

Answer: close

To shut a door and to close a door mean the same thing.

Part B: Opposite meaning

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Circle the antonym.

5.Which word means the opposite of hot?
  1. Awarm
  2. Bcold
  3. Cwet

Answer: cold

Cold is the opposite of hot. Warm is only a little less hot.

6.Which word means the opposite of full?
  1. Aempty
  2. Bbig
  3. Cheavy

Answer: empty

A full cup has lots in it; an empty cup has nothing in it.

7.Which word means the opposite of wet?
  1. Adamp
  2. Bdry
  3. Ccold

Answer: dry

Dry is the opposite of wet. Damp means a little wet.

8.Which word means the opposite of day?
  1. Anight
  2. Bsun
  3. Cweek

Answer: night

Day and night are opposites.

Part C: Write the opposite

9.The opposite of in is (answer space).

Answer: out

10.The opposite of push is (answer space).

Answer: pull

11.The opposite of top is (answer space).

Answer: bottom

12.The opposite of first is (answer space).

Answer: last

13.The opposite of yes is (answer space).

Answer: no

14.The opposite of above is (answer space).

Answer: below

Under is also correct.

Part D: True or false?

15.Little and small are synonyms.

Answer: True

Both words mean not big.

16.Up and down are synonyms.

Answer: False

Up and down are opposites, so they are antonyms.

17.Loud and quiet are antonyms.

Answer: True

Loud and quiet mean opposite things.

18.Start and begin are antonyms.

Answer: False

Start and begin mean the same, so they are synonyms.

Part E: Match the synonyms

19.Match each word to its synonym.
  • big
  • happy
  • fast
  • start
  • little
  • begin
  • small
  • quick
  • large
  • glad

Answer: big → large; happy → glad; fast → quick; start → begin; little → small

Part F: Your turn

20.Your turn: write one sentence that uses a pair of antonyms, such as hot and cold or up and down. Underline both words.

Model answer: My tea was hot, but my juice was cold. (hot and cold are antonyms)

Success criteria:

  • One complete sentence that makes sense
  • Uses two words that are antonyms
  • Both antonyms are underlined
  • Starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark
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