Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 152 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) joey (d) cub
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
3. 3.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – yell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) happiness (c) railway (d) umbrella
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – brave (d) scared – afraid
7. 7.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) brother (d) uncle
8. 8.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) ball (c) pen (d) rice
9. 9.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) sheep
10. 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) prefair
11. 11.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diggar (b) digger (c) diggor (d) diger
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) herd (b) pride (c) flock (d) bunch
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) puppy (c) calf (d) kitten
15. 15.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) boiled (b) froze (c) slept (d) flew
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
17. 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
18. 18.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) painted (c) ate (d) drank
19. 19.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) hardworking (c) lazy (d) careless
20. 20.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) frog
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) beautiful (d) homework
22. 22.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
23. 23.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) short (b) tall (c) tiny (d) flat
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) up – down (c) gift – river (d) gift – present
25. 25.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) whisper (c) yell (d) smile
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) pride (c) swarm (d) range
27. 27.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) girl (d) queen
28. 28.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
29. 29.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) ants
30. 30.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) lost (b) missed (c) feared (d) won
31. 31.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) feared (c) fearfully (d) fearless
32. 32.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) fleet (b) pride (c) flock (d) litter
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) pencil (c) butterfly (d) animal
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) below – under (d) talk – speak
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pride (d) swarm
38. 38.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) read before
39. 39.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) softer (b) bigger (c) smaller (d) thinner
40. 40.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) bored (b) worried (c) pleased (d) angry

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