Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 116 · 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 “full of power”? (a) powerless (b) powered (c) powerfully (d) powerful
2. 2.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) big – large (c) fast – slow (d) hot – cold
4. 4.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
5. 5.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
6. 6.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writar (c) writer (d) writeer
7. 7.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) jump (b) start (c) end (d) gift
8. 8.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) lions (c) ships (d) keys
9. 9.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) rude
10. 10.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
11. 11.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) spill (b) burn (c) waste (d) save
12. 12.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) rude (c) glad (d) hungry
13. 13.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) hen (c) deer (d) frog
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
15. 15.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
16. 16.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – modern
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) flock (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) pack
19. 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
20. 20.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
21. 21.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cat (d) cow
22. 22.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) husband (d) uncle
23. 23.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckyly (b) lukily (c) luckily (d) luckilly
24. 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) cub (c) caterpillar (d) kitten
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) toothbrush (c) kitchen (d) yellow
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – break
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
30. 30.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
31. 31.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
32. 32.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) bag (b) flower (c) chair (d) milk
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) transparent (c) honest (d) early
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
35. 35.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) temporary (c) polite (d) ancient
37. 37.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) judges (d) bees
38. 38.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
39. 39.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) whales (d) keys
40. 40.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead

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