Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 161 · 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 is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) hostess
2. 2.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
3. 3.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) grew (b) danced (c) wilted (d) bloomed
4. 4.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) tree (b) chair (c) milk (d) paste
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) calf (d) kitten
6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
7. 7.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
8. 8.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) king (d) lion
9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
11. 11.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendless (c) friends (d) friendly
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) big – large (d) brave – bold
13. 13.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) fish (b) chair (c) pen (d) milk
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
16. 16.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) glasses (b) tree (c) pen (d) milk
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
18. 18.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) quiet – silent (d) fast – quick
21. 21.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) tired (b) fresh (c) awake (d) lively
22. 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
23. 23.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
24. 24.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) pig
25. 25.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
26. 26.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) geese (c) ships (d) cows
27. 27.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
28. 28.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dancer (d) dances
29. 29.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerless (b) powerful (c) powering (d) powered
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) calf (d) lamb
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kid (d) calf
32. 32.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) daylight (c) teacher (d) animal
34. 34.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) rock (d) tree
35. 35.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) quick (b) noisy (c) angry (d) silent
36. 36.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankful (b) thankfully (c) thanking (d) thankless
37. 37.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) sheep (d) hen
38. 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree before
39. 39.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) usless (c) useles (d) useless
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) cupboard (d) running

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