Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 125 · 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 “without fear”? (a) fearfully (b) feared (c) fearless (d) fearful
2. 2.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) tree (b) book (c) milk (d) cut
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
4. 4.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) keys (d) people
5. 5.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) flows (c) jumps (d) flies
6. 6.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
7. 7.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hoping (b) hopefully (c) hopeless (d) hopeful
8. 8.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
9. 9.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softness (b) soften (c) softer (d) softly
10. 10.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
11. 11.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) aunt (b) daughter (c) niece (d) wife
12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) piglet (c) cub (d) foal
14. 14.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) bowl (d) chair
15. 15.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) geese (b) ships (c) keys (d) cows
16. 16.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) light (b) empty (c) small (d) heavy
17. 17.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerful (b) powerfully (c) powered (d) powerless
18. 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
19. 19.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowley (b) slowely (c) slowly (d) sloly
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) starfish (c) kitchen (d) umbrella
21. 21.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) eats (c) throws (d) rides
22. 22.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
23. 23.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) lions (c) bees (d) sticks
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pride (b) swarm (c) pod (d) herd
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) umbrella (d) moonlight
27. 27.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) niece (d) aunt
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
29. 29.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) wife (b) sister (c) aunt (d) niece
30. 30.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
31. 31.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) quiet (c) giant (d) kind
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) narrow (b) clear (c) straight (d) wide
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) float (c) lend (d) arrive
34. 34.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) swarm (b) herd (c) troupe (d) fleet
36. 36.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) tiger (c) lion (d) bull
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
38. 38.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) aunt (d) grandmother
39. 39.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
40. 40.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfel (b) playfull (c) plaiful (d) playful

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