Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 146 · 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: tooth + ___ (a) road (b) shoe (c) brush (d) cup
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) toothpaste (c) beautiful (d) banana
4. 4.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
5. 5.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) strong (b) tired (c) weak (d) tiny
6. 6.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) cold (b) sunny (c) dry (d) hot
7. 7.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) keys (d) whales
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – poor (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) bright (b) dark (c) dull (d) tiny
13. 13.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kinder (b) kindest (c) kindness (d) kindly
14. 14.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) sheep (d) keys
15. 15.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) lion (c) hen (d) sheep
16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
17. 17.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) eggs (b) lions (c) cows (d) ships
18. 18.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) dull (b) sad (c) slow (d) shiny
19. 19.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) bees
20. 20.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) angry (b) afraid (c) sorry (d) glad
21. 21.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleeper (b) sleeping (c) sleepless (d) sleepy
22. 22.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) room
23. 23.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) cold (d) wet
24. 24.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) mother (b) chair (c) pen (d) milk
25. 25.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) frightened (b) proud (c) delighted (d) bored
26. 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
27. 27.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) flowers (b) ships (c) wolves (d) cows
28. 28.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) rock (c) cloud (d) river
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) ancient (c) wide (d) cruel
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) cold – hot
31. 31.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) friend – pal (c) push – pull (d) day – night
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) end – finish
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) herd (d) swarm
35. 35.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) shoes (b) weather (c) road (d) change
36. 36.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) popcorn (c) kitchen (d) quickly
38. 38.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
39. 39.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) tells (b) eats (c) sleeps (d) drinks
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) bunch

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