Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 17 · 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.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) sleepy (b) foolish (c) clever (d) honest
2. 2.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) wolves (b) flowers (c) cows (d) ships
3. 3.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) drops (c) flowers (d) pieces
4. 4.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) singing (b) raining (c) shining (d) smiling
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pride
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
7. 7.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tall (d) caring
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) banana (c) handbag (d) quickly
11. 11.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpfully (d) helpful
12. 12.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
13. 13.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) man (c) uncle (d) king
14. 14.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) ground (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
16. 16.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) rides (b) eats (c) throws (d) reads
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) clever – smart (c) talk – speak (d) below – under
18. 18.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) sad (b) boring (c) scary (d) funny
19. 19.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pan (d) shoe
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) gift – river (c) open – shut (d) up – down
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) fawn
23. 23.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) ewe (d) cow
24. 24.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
25. 25.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) king (c) god (d) hero
26. 26.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) slept (b) flew (c) barked (d) swam
27. 27.Which word means “without care”? (a) carefully (b) carer (c) careless (d) careful
28. 28.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dusty (b) sunny (c) dry (d) flooded
29. 29.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) cheered (b) slept (c) cried (d) whispered
30. 30.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
31. 31.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) feathers (b) bubbles (c) leaves (d) pebbles
32. 32.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) lion (d) king
33. 33.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) close (b) break (c) open (d) paint
34. 34.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) shout (c) begin (d) finish
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) early (c) cowardly (d) honest
36. 36.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) mountains (c) bees (d) ships
37. 37.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
38. 38.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) discook (d) miscook
39. 39.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) cub (c) tadpole (d) kitten

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