Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 140 · 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.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) castle (d) pen
2. 2.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
3. 3.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
4. 4.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) book
5. 5.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) tired (c) angry (d) hungry
6. 6.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) niece (d) aunt
7. 7.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) sleep (b) read (c) hurry (d) wait
8. 8.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) bridegroom (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) king
9. 9.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) loud (b) lazy (c) kind (d) busy
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) up – down
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) fleet (b) flock (c) swarm (d) pride
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) modern (b) tiny (c) angry (d) wet
13. 13.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
14. 14.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) army
16. 16.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) rich – wealthy
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
19. 19.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) bees (c) lions (d) sailors
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) beautiful (c) umbrella (d) sunflower
21. 21.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) lion (d) cow
22. 22.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) cat
23. 23.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) lukily (b) luckyly (c) luckilly (d) luckily
24. 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
25. 25.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) clever – smart (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
28. 28.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) heavy (b) dull (c) boring (d) interesting
29. 29.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
30. 30.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) keys (d) soldiers
31. 31.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
32. 32.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) angry (b) sleepy (c) bored (d) delighted
33. 33.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
34. 34.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) eats (b) reads (c) throws (d) rides
35. 35.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) host (b) actor (c) hero (d) waiter
36. 36.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) noisy (d) silent
37. 37.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) cold – hot (c) in – out (d) buy – sell
39. 39.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodly (b) better (c) goods (d) goodness
40. 40.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our

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