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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 175 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dull (d) shiny
  2. 2.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  4. 4.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) kind (c) quiet (d) giant
  5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) choose – select
  6. 6.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
  7. 7.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
  8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) beautiful (d) football
  9. 9.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) proud (b) delighted (c) excited (d) worried
  10. 10.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) softer (b) bigger (c) thinner (d) smaller
  11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) banana (c) headache (d) elephant
  12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) up – down (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
  14. 14.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rush (b) sing (c) eat (d) rest
  15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) journey (b) majority (c) roof (d) answer
  16. 16.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) lazy (b) honest (c) rude (d) greedy
  17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) transparent (d) early
  18. 18.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) empty (d) large
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) ships (c) keys (d) lions
  20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) range (b) flock (c) pride (d) swarm
  21. 21.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) quiet (b) soft (c) loud (d) sweet
  22. 22.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) short (c) wide (d) dark
  23. 23.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) weather (b) change (c) road (d) shoes
  24. 24.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) dry (b) warm (c) quick (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) generous (d) temporary
  26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) honest (b) polite (c) early (d) cheap
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) bees (d) mountains
  28. 28.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) choose (c) clean (d) close
  29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
  30. 30.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) laziness (c) lazier (d) lazily
  31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) kitten (c) cub (d) tadpole
  34. 34.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmer (b) farmland (c) farming (d) farmed
  35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) firefly (b) happiness (c) quickly (d) tomato
  36. 36.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
  37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) pride (b) fleet (c) flock (d) swarm
  38. 38.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
  39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tired (b) weak (c) tiny (d) strong
  40. 40.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again

Answer key

  1. shiny
  2. prepay
  3. dis-
  4. giant
  5. choose – select
  6. reuse
  7. male
  8. football
  9. worried
  10. bigger
  11. headache
  12. pre-
  13. stone – rock
  14. rush
  15. majority
  16. honest
  17. transparent
  18. large
  19. lions
  20. range
  21. loud
  22. wide
  23. change
  24. cold
  25. temporary
  26. cheap
  27. mountains
  28. close
  29. float – sink
  30. laziness
  31. gift – present
  32. here
  33. caterpillar
  34. farmer
  35. firefly
  36. right
  37. flock
  38. -ly
  39. strong
  40. cook before

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