Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 133 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) mend – repair (d) come – go
2. 2.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
3. 3.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
5. 5.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) rowdy (d) loud
6. 6.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) aunt (d) duchess
7. 7.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) way
8. 8.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) father (d) brother
9. 9.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) below
10. 10.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) cows
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
12. 12.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easely (b) easily (c) easyly (d) easly
13. 13.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
14. 14.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfull (b) joyful (c) joiful (d) joyfel
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) troop (b) flock (c) fleet (d) bunch
16. 16.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) lions (c) sailors (d) bees
17. 17.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) strong (b) tiny (c) weak (d) tired
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) kitchen (c) newspaper (d) quickly
19. 19.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
20. 20.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) players (d) ships
21. 21.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) musicians (c) cows (d) keys
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) pancake (c) pencil (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) lend (c) shout (d) win
25. 25.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) cows (d) geese
26. 26.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) beautiful (c) cupboard (d) banana
28. 28.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) kind (c) lazy (d) loud
29. 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
31. 31.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) leaves (b) bubbles (c) feathers (d) pebbles
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
33. 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) display
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) bunch
36. 36.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) dry (d) fast
37. 37.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) herd (b) swarm (c) cabinet (d) flock
39. 39.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) flowers (d) wolves
40. 40.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon

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