Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 117 · 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 is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) kitchen (c) sunflower (d) umbrella
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) modern (b) blunt (c) honest (d) early
3. 3.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) geese
4. 4.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) butterfly (c) frog (d) cow
5. 5.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
6. 6.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) boring (b) dull (c) interesting (d) heavy
7. 7.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) kangaroo (d) cat
8. 8.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) refair
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) jellyfish (b) running (c) yellow (d) pencil
10. 10.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) chair (b) book (c) pen (d) fall
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
12. 12.Which word means “without care”? (a) carefully (b) careless (c) carer (d) careful
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) roof (b) loss (c) question (d) journey
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
15. 15.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) select (b) reject (c) carry (d) sleep
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) transparent (d) early
17. 17.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmar (b) swimmor (c) swimer (d) swimmer
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
19. 19.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) hid (c) threw (d) shared
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) troop (c) fleet (d) flock
22. 22.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) helped (b) refused (c) ignored (d) stopped
23. 23.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) patient (b) angry (c) rude (d) careless
24. 24.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) loud (b) tired (c) fresh (d) happy
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
27. 27.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) wet (c) soft (d) bright
28. 28.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
29. 29.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) jump (b) end (c) gift (d) start
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
31. 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) prerespect (c) misrespect (d) rerespect
32. 32.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) bag (b) milk (c) tree (d) rice
33. 33.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) lazy (c) loud (d) kind
34. 34.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) end (b) milk (c) shoe (d) tree
35. 35.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) aunt (b) wife (c) girl (d) queen
36. 36.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) soft (b) loud (c) sweet (d) quiet
37. 37.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) temporary (d) ancient
39. 39.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) sister (d) aunt
40. 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-

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