Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 162 · 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 cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) calf
2. 2.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) book (b) rice (c) port (d) tree
3. 3.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) delighted (b) angry (c) bored (d) sleepy
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
5. 5.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) pencil (c) banana (d) sunrise
7. 7.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) shut (b) open (c) paint (d) sell
8. 8.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) haircut (b) animal (c) umbrella (d) running
10. 10.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) king (c) bull (d) lion
11. 11.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) careful (c) carefull (d) carful
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
13. 13.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) aunt (b) lady (c) bride (d) queen
14. 14.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) players (b) ships (c) cows (d) grapes
15. 15.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
21. 21.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) chair (b) fly (c) pen (d) shoe
22. 22.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) bell (b) tree (c) milk (d) rice
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) temporary (d) polite
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) herd (d) swarm
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
26. 26.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmar (b) swimmor (c) swimmer (d) swimer
27. 27.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) kangaroo (d) cat
28. 28.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) danceer (b) dancar (c) dansor (d) dancer
29. 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
30. 30.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) pleased (c) bored (d) angry
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) lazy (c) wet (d) tall
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) wet – dry (d) quick – slow
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
35. 35.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
36. 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) happiness (c) elephant (d) sunglasses
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) tiny (c) modern (d) wet
40. 40.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) end (c) jump (d) start

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