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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 127 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word means “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearful (c) fearless (d) fearfully
  2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
  3. 3.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) thieves (d) grapes
  4. 4.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadness (b) sadnes (c) saddness (d) sadeness
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) peahen (b) mare (c) hen (d) duck
  7. 7.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) angry (c) rude (d) patient
  8. 8.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) keys (d) soldiers
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
  10. 10.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) board
  11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) generous (c) quiet (d) rude
  12. 12.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavilly (b) heavly (c) heavily (d) heavyly
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) class (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
  15. 15.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
  16. 16.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) played (b) playing (c) player (d) playful
  17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) journey (c) defeat (d) answer
  18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
  19. 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
  21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) kitchen (c) postman (d) teacher
  22. 22.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  23. 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
  24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
  25. 25.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) delighted (b) bored (c) angry (d) sleepy
  26. 26.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimer (b) swimmor (c) swimmer (d) swimmar
  27. 27.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) short (b) flat (c) tiny (d) tall
  28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) newspaper (c) teacher (d) happiness
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) foal
  30. 30.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) empty (b) clever (c) slow (d) angry
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kid (d) foal
  32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) troupe (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
  33. 33.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -ful
  34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) shut – close (c) mend – repair (d) below – under
  35. 35.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) happy (c) loud (d) tired
  36. 36.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) damp (b) loud (c) hot (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) glad (c) hungry (d) rude
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) stairs (b) grapes (c) cows (d) lions
  39. 39.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
  40. 40.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) recook (c) precook (d) discook

Answer key

  1. fearless
  2. begin – start
  3. thieves
  4. sadness
  5. hair
  6. peahen
  7. patient
  8. soldiers
  9. some
  10. board
  11. generous
  12. heavily
  13. here
  14. class
  15. male
  16. player
  17. defeat
  18. victory – defeat
  19. mis-
  20. friend – pal
  21. postman
  22. flower
  23. not honest
  24. stone – rock
  25. delighted
  26. swimmer
  27. tall
  28. newspaper
  29. foal
  30. clever
  31. kid
  32. troupe
  33. -ness
  34. wise – foolish
  35. tired
  36. damp
  37. glad
  38. stairs
  39. -er
  40. precook

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