Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 164 · 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.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) swarm (b) flock (c) bench (d) herd
3. 3.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) flock (b) fleet (c) herd (d) band
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
6. 6.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) rice (b) pen (c) ball (d) cup
7. 7.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) ache (b) pen (c) tree (d) milk
8. 8.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) smart (b) lazy (c) tired (d) rude
9. 9.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) tigress (d) queen
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) melted (c) grew (d) froze
11. 11.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) big (b) kind (c) loud (d) small
12. 12.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
13. 13.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) ant (c) eagle (d) owl
14. 14.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) delighted (c) angry (d) bored
15. 15.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) rich (b) difficult (c) easy (d) tall
16. 16.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
17. 17.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) bees (d) camels
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) cub (c) chick (d) lamb
19. 19.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) spill (b) save (c) heat (d) waste
20. 20.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) polite (b) lazy (c) greedy (d) rude
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) eyebrow (b) yellow (c) teacher (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) jump (c) end (d) gift
23. 23.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
24. 24.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) side
25. 25.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) brood (b) pride (c) fleet (d) swarm
27. 27.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindeness (c) kindnes (d) kindniss
28. 28.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) angry (b) hungry (c) excited (d) tired
29. 29.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) modern (d) permanent
32. 32.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hopeful (c) hopeless (d) hoping
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
34. 34.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) sleep (b) speak (c) hear (d) run
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) win – lose
36. 36.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
37. 37.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softer (b) soften (c) softly (d) softness
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) fleet (b) flock (c) litter (d) pride
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) tiny (c) brave (d) lazy
40. 40.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) not cook

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