Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 160 · 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 bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) small (b) heavy (c) empty (d) light
2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
3. 3.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) book (b) port (c) tree (d) rice
4. 4.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) threw (b) hid (c) wasted (d) shared
5. 5.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) preplace
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) troop (b) fleet (c) flock (d) bunch
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) animal (c) running (d) popcorn
8. 8.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) swan (c) cat (d) horse
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) begin – start
10. 10.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) sand (c) cloud (d) leaf
11. 11.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) board
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
13. 13.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) duck (b) mare (c) cow (d) hen
14. 14.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) jumps (c) flies (d) flows
15. 15.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) bride (b) lady (c) aunt (d) queen
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) ancient (b) public (c) early (d) polite
17. 17.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) grapes (d) wolves
18. 18.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) ram (b) lion (c) bull (d) horse
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
20. 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) precommon
21. 21.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) daughter
22. 22.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
23. 23.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) bride (b) aunt (c) queen (d) wife
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) banana (c) teacher (d) weekend
25. 25.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shopper (b) shoper (c) shoppar (d) shopor
26. 26.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) ships (d) grapes
27. 27.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
28. 28.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) dry (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
29. 29.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) preread (d) misread
30. 30.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) silent (b) noisy (c) quick (d) angry
31. 31.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) laziness (b) lazines (c) lazyness (d) lazness
32. 32.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) clever (d) busy
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) fast – slow
34. 34.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) son (d) uncle
35. 35.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) medicine (c) kite (d) shoes
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) greedy (b) generous (c) selfish (d) lazy
37. 37.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) carry (b) jump (c) refuse (d) choose
38. 38.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) monkeys (c) ships (d) grapes
39. 39.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) listen (c) talk (d) walk
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) swarm (b) pride (c) flock (d) range

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