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CBSE · Class 3 · English

Opposites, Rhymes and Spellings

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
Which word is the opposite of “happy”?
  1. strong
  2. push
  3. bad
  4. sad
2.
Which word is the opposite of “young”?
  1. old
  2. heavy
  3. weak
  4. close
3.
Which word rhymes with “boat”?
  1. goat
  2. sun
  3. hook
  4. tree
4.
Which word rhymes with “wing”?
  1. ten
  2. jar
  3. book
  4. ring
5.
Which word is spelt correctly?
  1. yello
  2. yellou
  3. yelow
  4. yellow
6.
Which word is spelt correctly?
  1. garden
  2. garddin
  3. gardn
  4. gardan
7.
Which is the odd one out? radish, spinach, cabbage, cupboard
  1. cupboard
  2. radish
  3. spinach
  4. cabbage
8.
What do we call the young one of a frog?
  1. chick
  2. kitten
  3. tadpole
  4. kid
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Write the opposite of each word: (a) front (b) win (c) inside (d) laugh
10.
Fill in the opposite: Dev is not sad. He is ____.
11.
Which spelling is right? Write it: morening or morning
12.
This word is spelt wrongly. Write it correctly: orang
13.
Write the odd one out: elbow, knee, ear, bicycle
14.
Write the name of the young one: (a) lion (b) tiger
15.
Write two words that rhyme with “cat”.
16.
Write one sentence using “fast” and its opposite “slow”.
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Fill in each blank with the opposite of the word in the first sentence:
(1) The giraffe is not short. It is ____.
(2) The towel is not wet. It is ____.
(3) My bag is not old. It is ____.
(4) The snail is not fast. It is ____.
18.
These words are spelt wrongly. Write them correctly:
(1) morming
(2) garddin
(3) pretti
(4) flouer
19.
Match each word with the word that rhymes with it. Words to use: sun, ten, three, star.
(1) bun
(2) men
(3) free
(4) jar
20.
Find the odd one out in each group and say why:
(1) cabbage, green, potato, onion
(2) lion, chair, horse, tiger
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Opposites, Rhymes and Spellings · AW-3E-WRD-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

QAnswerWorking
1(d) sadhappy – sad
2(a) oldyoung – old
3(a) goatboat and goat end with the same sound
4(d) ringwing and ring end with the same sound
5(d) yellowthe right spelling is “yellow”
6(a) gardenthe right spelling is “garden”
7(a) cupboardthe others are all vegetables
8(c) tadpolea young frog is called a tadpole
9(a) back; (b) lose; (c) outside; (d) cryfront – back; win – lose; inside – outside; laugh – cry
10happythe blank needs the opposite of the word in the first sentence
11morningthe right spelling is “morning”
12orangethe right spelling is “orange”
13bicyclethe others are all parts of the body
14(a) cub; (b) cublion – cub; tiger – cub
15e.g. hat, matAny two real words that end with the same sound.
16e.g. A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is slow.One correct sentence using both words.
17(1) tall; (2) dry; (3) new; (4) slowopposites
18(1) morning; (2) garden; (3) pretty; (4) flowermorning, garden, pretty, flower
19(1) sun; (2) ten; (3) three; (4) starrhyming words end with the same sound
20(1) green: the others are all vegetables. (2) chair: the others are all animals.the odd word belongs to a different group