Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 188 · 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 crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) tired (b) sleepy (c) bored (d) excited
2. 2.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) day – night (d) friend – pal
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
5. 5.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
6. 6.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowley (b) slowely (c) slowly (d) sloly
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) haircut (b) elephant (c) yellow (d) happiness
8. 8.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
9. 9.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
10. 10.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadder (b) sadly (c) sadden (d) sadness
11. 11.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) river (c) rock (d) cloud
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) late (b) superior (c) modern (d) honest
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
14. 14.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) son (c) uncle (d) father
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) owlet (d) calf
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) whisper (c) float (d) accept
17. 17.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) easy (c) early (d) hard
18. 18.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) prefill (c) misfill (d) refill
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) artificial (b) modern (c) polite (d) generous
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
21. 21.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painter (b) painless (c) painfully (d) painful
22. 22.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) mend – repair (d) come – go
24. 24.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
25. 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
26. 26.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) dog (d) cow
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
28. 28.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) tree (b) paste (c) milk (d) chair
29. 29.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) whispered (b) cheered (c) cried (d) slept
30. 30.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) goddess (b) princess (c) queen (d) hostess
31. 31.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) fast (b) ill (c) rich (d) quiet
32. 32.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) kind (b) empty (c) heavy (d) quick
33. 33.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
34. 34.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) pleased (b) worried (c) bored (d) angry
35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) calf (c) foal (d) kitten
38. 38.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
39. 39.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) sleep (b) read (c) hurry (d) wait
40. 40.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) ate (b) drank (c) wore (d) threw

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