Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 142 · 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 “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) shut – close (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
3. 3.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
4. 4.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
5. 5.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
6. 6.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quickness (b) quicken (c) quicker (d) quickly
7. 7.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) delighted (b) bored (c) proud (d) frightened
8. 8.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) bloomed (c) grew (d) wilted
9. 9.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) duchess
10. 10.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) sunny (b) hot (c) dry (d) cold
11. 11.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfol (b) helpfel (c) helpfull (d) helpful
12. 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) pride (c) herd (d) flock
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) calf (d) lamb
19. 19.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
20. 20.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) hen (c) deer (d) frog
21. 21.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) rise
22. 22.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) cup (d) ground
23. 23.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
24. 24.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
25. 25.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
27. 27.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) pen (b) light (c) chair (d) milk
28. 28.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) river (c) roof (d) road
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
30. 30.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) pen (c) chair (d) fall
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) notebook (b) yellow (c) pencil (d) beautiful
32. 32.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
33. 33.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) loud (c) hot (d) damp
34. 34.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) prefill
35. 35.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drives (b) drove (c) driving (d) driver
36. 36.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) husband (c) king (d) uncle
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
39. 39.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) colours (c) pieces (d) drops
40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know

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