Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 153 · 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.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) clear (c) cloudy (d) sunny
2. 2.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
3. 3.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) work (b) cup (c) tree (d) pen
4. 4.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) calf
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
9. 9.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) cows (d) ships
10. 10.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) sailors (d) cows
11. 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
12. 12.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) bees (c) lions (d) sticks
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
14. 14.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) artificial (c) polite (d) modern
16. 16.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
19. 19.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
20. 20.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
21. 21.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) singers (c) sticks (d) ships
22. 22.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -less
23. 23.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
24. 24.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) river (c) smile (d) present
25. 25.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ants (c) ships (d) cows
26. 26.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) husband (d) nephew
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
29. 29.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writer (b) writter (c) writar (d) writeer
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
31. 31.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) hen (c) cat (d) frog
32. 32.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) not open (d) open before
33. 33.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) question (b) travel (c) reply (d) sleep
34. 34.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) cup (b) milk (c) rice (d) ground
35. 35.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) waitress
36. 36.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) aunt (d) niece
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) tomato (c) snowman (d) happiness
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) umbrella (c) banana (d) jellyfish
39. 39.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easyly (b) easely (c) easily (d) easly
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) question (d) window

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