Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 123 · 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.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautifull (b) beautful (c) beautyful (d) beautiful
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) brave (c) modern (d) guilty
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kitten
4. 4.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpfully (b) helpless (c) helper (d) helpful
5. 5.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) keys (c) ships (d) camels
6. 6.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) dusty (c) flooded (d) dry
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) piglet (d) foal
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) grove (b) swarm (c) herd (d) pride
9. 9.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) open – shut
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) pride (c) colony (d) fleet
13. 13.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) rich (b) honest (c) deep (d) early
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) generous – selfish
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) cub (c) calf (d) kitten
17. 17.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) ask (b) answer (c) travel (d) smile
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) herd (b) crew (c) flock (d) bunch
19. 19.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) wolves (d) flowers
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
21. 21.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleeper (b) sleeping (c) sleepless (d) sleepy
22. 22.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) owl (d) ant
23. 23.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) reread (c) unread (d) misread
24. 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
26. 26.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) hungry (b) tired (c) rude (d) glad
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
28. 28.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) chick (c) kitten (d) puppy
30. 30.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) aunt (c) niece (d) queen
31. 31.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) sang (c) waited (d) ate
32. 32.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
35. 35.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) noisy (c) quiet (d) silent
36. 36.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) below (b) above (c) behind (d) beside
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – pal (c) friend – enemy (d) day – night
38. 38.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) careless (c) hardworking (d) lazy
39. 39.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
40. 40.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly

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