Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 126 · 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.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
2. 2.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
3. 3.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) book (d) cut
4. 4.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
5. 5.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) tired (b) short (c) empty (d) full
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
7. 7.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) preobey
8. 8.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) sunny (c) hot (d) cold
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – modern
10. 10.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) smiles (b) sings (c) barks (d) moos
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) blunt (b) modern (c) honest (d) early
12. 12.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
13. 13.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) tells (b) sleeps (c) eats (d) drinks
14. 14.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) bunch (c) pride (d) swarm
16. 16.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
19. 19.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) sailors (c) cows (d) lions
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) flock (b) fleet (c) herd (d) bunch
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – break (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) buy – sell (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) increase (d) whisper
26. 26.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) husband (d) son
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kid (d) lamb
28. 28.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) begin (c) laugh (d) repair
29. 29.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) cup (b) pen (c) work (d) tree
30. 30.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
31. 31.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) sit (b) shout (c) whisper (d) eat
32. 32.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) lion (d) sheep
33. 33.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoper (b) shopper (c) shoppar (d) shopor
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) kitchen (c) umbrella (d) sunflower
35. 35.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
37. 37.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) rice (b) chair (c) shore (d) milk
38. 38.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) shoe (d) paper
39. 39.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) pebbles (b) leaves (c) feathers (d) bubbles
40. 40.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) monkeys

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