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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 11 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

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  1. 1.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) pride (c) flock (d) herd
  2. 2.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) cloud (c) leaf (d) stone
  3. 3.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) keys (d) sheep
  4. 4.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) man (b) rice (c) milk (d) tree
  5. 5.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmed (b) farming (c) farmland (d) farmer
  6. 6.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) preobey
  7. 7.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) shoe (b) cake (c) pen (d) tree
  8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) bunch
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) swarm
  11. 11.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) chair (b) shoe (c) bee (d) pen
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) bull (d) king
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
  15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) animal (c) teacher (d) headache
  16. 16.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindniss (b) kindnes (c) kindeness (d) kindness
  17. 17.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) pretell
  18. 18.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) ignored (b) stopped (c) helped (d) refused
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) lions (d) eggs
  20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) goddess (c) princess (d) queen
  22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
  23. 23.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) smiles (b) moos (c) barks (d) sings
  24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) gift – present (d) end – finish
  25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) modern (d) expensive
  26. 26.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) softer (b) thinner (c) smaller (d) bigger
  27. 27.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) careless (d) hardworking
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  29. 29.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  30. 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
  31. 31.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) fix (c) choose (d) break
  32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – depart (d) arrive – reach
  33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) laugh (b) accept (c) borrow (d) depart
  34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) happy – sad
  35. 35.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) hid (b) wasted (c) threw (d) shared
  36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – bold (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
  37. 37.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) players
  38. 38.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) rice (b) tree (c) book (d) port
  39. 39.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
  40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) choose – select (d) give – take

Answer key

  1. string
  2. stone
  3. lions
  4. man
  5. farmer
  6. disobey
  7. cake
  8. herd
  9. re-
  10. swarm
  11. bee
  12. here
  13. horse
  14. queen
  15. headache
  16. kindness
  17. retell
  18. helped
  19. eggs
  20. ill – sick
  21. goddess
  22. rich – wealthy
  23. barks
  24. victory – defeat
  25. expensive
  26. bigger
  27. hardworking
  28. night
  29. mis-
  30. unkind
  31. fix
  32. arrive – depart
  33. depart
  34. begin – start
  35. shared
  36. brave – cowardly
  37. players
  38. port
  39. mail
  40. choose – select

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