Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 158 · 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 “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
2. 2.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
3. 3.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happly (c) happiely (d) happyly
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) herd (b) swarm (c) flock (d) fleet
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) question (c) defeat (d) journey
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) choir
7. 7.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
8. 8.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) chair (d) shore
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) eyebrow (c) happiness (d) tomato
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) early (b) modern (c) rich (d) humble
11. 11.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
12. 12.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) shut (b) open (c) sell (d) paint
13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
14. 14.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
15. 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
16. 16.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) pen (d) box
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rich – poor (c) hard – soft (d) light – dark
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) gift – river
19. 19.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) bride (b) aunt (c) queen (d) nun
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
21. 21.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) lions (d) sailors
22. 22.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) small (b) kind (c) loud (d) big
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) ancient (b) inferior (c) early (d) polite
24. 24.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) ate (c) drank (d) painted
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) umbrella (c) running (d) toothpaste
26. 26.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakor (b) bakar (c) bakeer (d) baker
27. 27.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ants (c) cows (d) ships
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
29. 29.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
30. 30.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) football (c) quickly (d) banana
32. 32.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) tree (b) bell (c) rice (d) milk
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) tadpole
34. 34.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) clean (c) close (d) smile
35. 35.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
36. 36.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) ships (c) singers (d) puppies
37. 37.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
38. 38.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
39. 39.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
40. 40.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell

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