Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 173 · 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.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) travel (b) ask (c) answer (d) smile
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – well (d) ill – sick
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) puppy (d) fawn
4. 4.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) hungry (b) rude (c) tired (d) glad
5. 5.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
6. 6.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) used (b) lost (c) found (d) made
7. 7.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goods (b) better (c) goodness (d) goodly
8. 8.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) ant (c) owl (d) eagle
9. 9.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) loud (c) hot (d) damp
10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
12. 12.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) flock (b) pride (c) fleet (d) litter
14. 14.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) chair (b) man (c) pen (d) cup
15. 15.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happiely (c) happly (d) happyly
16. 16.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) wore (c) ate (d) threw
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
18. 18.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painfully (b) painter (c) painless (d) painful
19. 19.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmar (b) swimmor (c) swimmer (d) swimer
20. 20.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
21. 21.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) brush (b) cup (c) road (d) shoe
22. 22.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) chair (b) fish (c) milk (d) pen
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
27. 27.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) light
28. 28.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindeness (b) kindness (c) kindniss (d) kindnes
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) swarm (b) herd (c) bunch (d) pride
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
32. 32.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) thing (d) milk
33. 33.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkness (b) darken (c) darkly (d) darker
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) honest (c) blunt (d) modern
35. 35.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
36. 36.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) shoes (c) medicine (d) kite
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) blame (d) float
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) journey (c) late (d) maximum

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