Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 183 · 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) foolish (b) clever (c) honest (d) sleepy
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
3. 3.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painted (b) paints (c) painter (d) painting
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) gaggle
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) grandmother (c) beautiful (d) happiness
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – brave (d) scared – afraid
7. 7.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) superior (d) late
10. 10.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painter (b) painless (c) painful (d) painfully
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
12. 12.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
13. 13.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) laziness (b) lazness (c) lazyness (d) lazines
14. 14.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) clap (b) paint (c) wash (d) hide
15. 15.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) niece (b) duchess (c) queen (d) aunt
16. 16.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) recount
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) sunrise (c) beautiful (d) yellow
18. 18.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hopeful (c) hopeless (d) hoping
19. 19.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
20. 20.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) shoe (d) fly
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bench (d) flock
22. 22.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) flooded (b) sunny (c) dusty (d) dry
23. 23.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) giant (c) kind (d) quiet
24. 24.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) box (d) milk
25. 25.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) kind (b) busy (c) wet (d) sad
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) puppy (d) kitten
27. 27.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) fried (b) poured (c) chopped (d) boiled
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) classroom (c) kitchen (d) pencil
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) float (c) include (d) whisper
30. 30.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) barks (b) moos (c) smiles (d) sings
31. 31.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) cat (d) goose
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) hot – cold
33. 33.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) ate (b) cooked (c) painted (d) unlocked
34. 34.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) butterfly (c) cow (d) hen
35. 35.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) hardworking (d) careless
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) jump – leap
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) elephant (c) daylight (d) quickly
39. 39.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
40. 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) not clear

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