Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 113 · 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.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicken (b) quickness (c) quickly (d) quicker
2. 2.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) board (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
3. 3.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
4. 4.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) baker (b) bakeer (c) bakor (d) bakar
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
6. 6.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) kangaroo (d) cow
7. 7.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancer (b) dances (c) dancing (d) danced
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) humble (b) early (c) modern (d) rich
9. 9.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useles (b) uselesss (c) usless (d) useless
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) window (b) journey (c) profit (d) answer
11. 11.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) rude (c) greedy (d) lazy
13. 13.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) shoe (c) milk (d) tree
14. 14.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindness (b) kindly (c) kinder (d) kindest
15. 15.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) keys (d) camels
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) animal (d) notebook
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) swarm (b) troupe (c) herd (d) fleet
20. 20.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) fly (b) pen (c) chair (d) shoe
21. 21.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
22. 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) preread (d) misread
23. 23.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) angry (c) sleepy (d) delighted
24. 24.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) threw (c) ate (d) wore
25. 25.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) people (b) grapes (c) ships (d) keys
26. 26.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
27. 27.Which word means “without a name”? (a) nameless (b) named (c) namely (d) names
28. 28.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmed (b) farmer (c) farmland (d) farming
29. 29.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) bees (d) cows
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) colony (c) fleet (d) pride
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) jump – leap (c) yell – shout (d) ill – sick
32. 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) sunflower
34. 34.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautyful (b) beautiful (c) beautful (d) beautifull
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
36. 36.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) choose (d) break
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) tiny (b) brave (c) rude (d) lazy
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
40. 40.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -less

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