Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 135 · 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.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
2. 2.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) sick (b) brave (c) kind (d) well
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) flock (c) fleet (d) troop
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
5. 5.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) slow (b) sleepy (c) lazy (d) swift
6. 6.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) disread (d) reread
7. 7.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) shelf (b) rain (c) sun (d) milk
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) victory (c) journey (d) success
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) ancient (d) innocent
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) classroom (b) beautiful (c) happiness (d) running
11. 11.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) end (d) tree
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) fleet (c) troupe (d) swarm
13. 13.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angryly (b) angrilly (c) angrly (d) angrily
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
15. 15.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) lazy (b) scared (c) brave (d) careless
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) in – out (c) cold – chilly (d) buy – sell
17. 17.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) careless (c) hardworking (d) lazy
18. 18.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powered (b) powerfully (c) powerful (d) powerless
19. 19.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
20. 20.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) brave (b) tall (c) shy (d) busy
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) bunch
22. 22.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
24. 24.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writeer (b) writar (c) writter (d) writer
25. 25.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) short (c) flat (d) tiny
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) swarm (b) pod (c) herd (d) pride
27. 27.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) milk (b) fish (c) chair (d) pen
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) calf (d) chick
29. 29.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) king (d) nephew
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) piglet (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
31. 31.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) quiet (c) loud (d) noisy
32. 32.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) shout (b) finish (c) smile (d) begin
33. 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
35. 35.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) musicians
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) ill – sick (d) big – large
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
38. 38.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) question (b) window (c) journey (d) victory
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) tiny – little

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