Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 167 · 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: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) cow
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) tomato (d) handbag
3. 3.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) ships (d) lions
4. 4.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) cow (b) hen (c) mare (d) ewe
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
6. 6.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) made (b) used (c) found (d) lost
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) pride (b) herd (c) bunch (d) school
8. 8.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) bundle (b) herd (c) flock (d) pride
10. 10.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
11. 11.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darkness (c) darken (d) darkly
12. 12.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) flock (c) bunch (d) pack
14. 14.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) honest (d) greedy
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) troop (c) swarm (d) herd
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) roof (d) sunset
18. 18.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) careless (b) careful (c) carer (d) carefully
19. 19.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) difficult (c) wet (d) easy
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) brave (d) tiny
21. 21.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) lamb (d) cub
24. 24.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) bees (c) lions (d) sticks
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
26. 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
27. 27.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) dark (b) cold (c) hot (d) gentle
28. 28.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) afraid (b) glad (c) angry (d) sorry
29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) early (b) polite (c) honest (d) cheap
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) litter (b) pride (c) fleet (d) flock
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) cupboard (b) running (c) yellow (d) quickly
33. 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
34. 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
35. 35.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) talk (c) walk (d) listen
36. 36.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) cat (d) hen
37. 37.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) quiet (b) loud (c) soft (d) sweet
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) eyebrow (c) quickly (d) banana
39. 39.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) stopped (c) helped (d) ignored
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace

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