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2nd Grade Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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2nd Grade Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Synonyms mean the same. Antonyms mean the opposite. Circle or write the word.

1.Which word is the opposite of push?
  1. Awide
  2. Bnarrow
  3. Cpull

Answer: pull

push and pull are antonyms.

2.Which word means the same as happy?
  1. Alittle
  2. Bglad
  3. Csmall

Answer: glad

happy and glad are synonyms.

3.Which word is the opposite of noisy?
  1. Aempty
  2. Bfull
  3. Cquiet

Answer: quiet

noisy and quiet are antonyms.

4.Which word means the same as hard?
  1. Adifficult
  2. Bsick
  3. Cill

Answer: difficult

hard and difficult are synonyms.

5.Which word is the opposite of open?
  1. Ashort
  2. Btall
  3. Cclosed

Answer: closed

open and closed are antonyms.

6.Which word means the same as look?
  1. Ascared
  2. Bsee
  3. Cafraid

Answer: see

look and see are synonyms.

7.Which word is the opposite of early?
  1. Astart
  2. Blate
  3. Cfinish

Answer: late

early and late are antonyms.

8.Which word means the same as rock?
  1. Arich
  2. Bwealthy
  3. Cstone

Answer: stone

rock and stone are synonyms.

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

Answer: forget

remember and forget are antonyms (opposites).

10.Which word means the same as tired?
  1. Aill
  2. Bsleepy
  3. Csick

Answer: sleepy

tired and sleepy are synonyms.

11.Which word is the opposite of clean?
  1. Aweak
  2. Bstrong
  3. Cdirty

Answer: dirty

clean and dirty are antonyms.

12.Which word means the same as big?
  1. Acorrect
  2. Bright
  3. Clarge

Answer: large

big and large are synonyms.

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