Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 163 · 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 goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) gosling (c) calf (d) cub
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
3. 3.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) players (d) ships
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
5. 5.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sheep (c) ships (d) keys
6. 6.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
7. 7.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) angry (c) delighted (d) sleepy
8. 8.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) swarm (b) troupe (c) herd (d) fleet
10. 10.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homless (b) homelees (c) homeless (d) homeles
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kitten
12. 12.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) camels (d) keys
13. 13.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dances (b) dancer (c) danced (d) dancing
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
15. 15.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) duchess (b) queen (c) princess (d) empress
16. 16.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) fish
17. 17.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
18. 18.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) thing (d) tree
19. 19.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
20. 20.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) mare (c) hen (d) duck
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) kid (d) calf
22. 22.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpfully (b) helpful (c) helper (d) helpless
23. 23.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) boiled (b) slept (c) froze (d) flew
24. 24.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
26. 26.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
27. 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
30. 30.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
31. 31.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
32. 32.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) plants (b) cooks (c) reads (d) paints
33. 33.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
34. 34.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) bag (b) milk (c) flower (d) chair
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) majority (c) roof (d) journey
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) fleet (b) troop (c) bunch (d) flock
39. 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
40. 40.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) angry (c) hungry (d) tired

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