Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 184 · 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 fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) rotten (b) old (c) fresh (d) stale
2. 2.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) judges (d) ships
3. 3.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) warm (b) dry (c) quick (d) cold
4. 4.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
5. 5.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) cup (b) road (c) shoe (d) pen
6. 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
7. 7.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) soldiers (c) ships (d) grapes
8. 8.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) bridegroom (b) nephew (c) king (d) uncle
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) early (c) victory (d) minimum
10. 10.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) waterfall (c) teacher (d) elephant
12. 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) majority (c) journey (d) answer
14. 14.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) noisy (c) simple (d) rude
15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
16. 16.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) hungry (c) glad (d) tired
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) natural (c) brave (d) honest
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
19. 19.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) wore (b) ate (c) threw (d) drank
20. 20.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) won (c) feared (d) lost
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) old – new
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) up – down (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
23. 23.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) hides (b) cleans (c) dirties (d) breaks
24. 24.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) jumps (b) flies (c) sleeps (d) flows
25. 25.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) helped (c) stopped (d) ignored
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
27. 27.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
28. 28.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) fearfully (c) feared (d) fearless
29. 29.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) sand (c) leaf (d) stone
30. 30.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) shoe (b) brush (c) cup (d) road
31. 31.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) proud (b) frightened (c) bored (d) delighted
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) cold (b) gentle (c) dark (d) hot
33. 33.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) repaired (b) ate (c) broke (d) planted
34. 34.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dancar (b) danceer (c) dansor (d) dancer
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
36. 36.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) port (b) rice (c) tree (d) book
37. 37.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) princess (d) queen
38. 38.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) ewe (b) peahen (c) hen (d) mare
39. 39.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) bow (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) below – under (d) generous – selfish

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