Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 139 · 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 “the state of being dark”? (a) darkness (b) darken (c) darkly (d) darker
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) up – down (d) hot – cold
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
5. 5.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) ships (c) grapes (d) cows
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) lazy (c) polite (d) tall
7. 7.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) troupe (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
9. 9.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidness (b) tidines (c) tidiness (d) tidyness
10. 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) misfair
11. 11.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
12. 12.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) milk (b) book (c) tree (d) shoe
13. 13.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) begin – start
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
16. 16.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleepy (b) sleeping (c) sleeper (d) sleepless
17. 17.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) tells (b) drinks (c) eats (d) sleeps
18. 18.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
19. 19.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
20. 20.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautifull (b) beautful (c) beautyful (d) beautiful
21. 21.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
22. 22.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) lions (c) ships (d) sheep
23. 23.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) room
24. 24.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) dishonest (c) polite (d) brave
26. 26.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) tree (b) cut (c) milk (d) book
27. 27.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) grapes
28. 28.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
29. 29.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) ate (c) threw (d) wore
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) jump – leap (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
31. 31.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) success (d) question
33. 33.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -ful
34. 34.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) throws (b) eats (c) reads (d) rides
35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) tadpole (d) caterpillar
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
38. 38.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
39. 39.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) one (b) pen (c) milk (d) tree
40. 40.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail

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