Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 129 · 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 “full of hope”? (a) hoping (b) hopeful (c) hopeless (d) hopefully
2. 2.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darken (c) darkness (d) darker
3. 3.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) save (b) burn (c) waste (d) spill
4. 4.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
7. 7.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
8. 8.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) hides (b) dirties (c) breaks (d) cleans
9. 9.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancing (b) dancer (c) dances (d) danced
10. 10.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) slowly (b) angrily (c) quickly (d) loudly
11. 11.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) camels (b) keys (c) bees (d) ships
12. 12.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) wet (c) tall (d) lazy
15. 15.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
16. 16.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) sink (d) export
19. 19.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendless (b) friendly (c) friendship (d) friends
20. 20.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runner (b) runnor (c) runnar (d) runer
21. 21.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) light
22. 22.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) ripe (b) proud (c) found (d) lost
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) permanent (c) brave (d) honest
24. 24.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
26. 26.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) fish (d) pen
27. 27.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) bees
28. 28.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
29. 29.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) ships (c) puppies (d) sticks
30. 30.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) brush (b) cook (c) wear (d) paint
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) puppy (d) calf
32. 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) sunglasses (c) umbrella (d) beautiful
34. 34.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) tall (c) easy (d) rich
35. 35.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
40. 40.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind

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