Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 110 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
3. 3.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) tree (b) end (c) milk (d) shoe
4. 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) swarm (b) herd (c) bunch (d) pride
7. 7.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) tall (b) ill (c) healthy (d) proud
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
9. 9.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) late (b) asleep (c) loud (d) awake
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
11. 11.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) way
12. 12.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) gaggle
14. 14.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) bloomed (c) wilted (d) grew
15. 15.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) naughty (b) obedient (c) sleepy (d) polite
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) string (c) flock (d) herd
17. 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) answer (c) journey (d) defeat
19. 19.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) quick (c) angry (d) happy
20. 20.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) interesting (b) dull (c) boring (d) heavy
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) lamb
22. 22.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) ate (b) painted (c) cooked (d) unlocked
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
24. 24.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happier (b) happily (c) happiest (d) happiness
25. 25.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) two (c) to
26. 26.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farming (b) farmed (c) farmer (d) farmland
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
28. 28.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
29. 29.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) pen (b) book (c) chair (d) fall
30. 30.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) geese
31. 31.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) musicians (c) keys (d) cows
32. 32.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) wide (c) dark (d) short
33. 33.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dark (b) dull (c) empty (d) bright
34. 34.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
35. 35.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
36. 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) disview (d) misview
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
39. 39.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) brow
40. 40.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly

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