Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 19 · 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.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) lions (d) wolves
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) moonlight
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) give – take (c) choose – select (d) laugh – cry
5. 5.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) excited (c) angry (d) tired
6. 6.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) exit (b) roof (c) answer (d) journey
8. 8.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) people (c) ships (d) keys
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
10. 10.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) grapes (d) ships
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) herd (b) colony (c) fleet (d) pride
12. 12.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) new (c) wide (d) unsafe
13. 13.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) fish (d) pen
14. 14.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) caught (b) missed (c) washed (d) drove
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) early (c) cowardly (d) clever
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) scared – afraid
18. 18.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) shoe (d) book
19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
22. 22.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) throws (b) rides (c) reads (d) eats
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) generous – selfish (c) clever – smart (d) below – under
24. 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
25. 25.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) beautiful (c) elephant (d) airport
27. 27.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hoping (c) hoped (d) hopeless
28. 28.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) rice (d) man
29. 29.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) garden (c) road (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) judges (b) ships (c) cows (d) bees
31. 31.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) excited (b) sleepy (c) tired (d) bored
32. 32.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) sleep (b) travel (c) question (d) reply
33. 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
34. 34.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpfully (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpless
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) teacher (c) animal (d) firefly
36. 36.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silliness (b) sillyness (c) silines (d) sillines
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) early (b) honest (c) modern (d) transparent
38. 38.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) lions (d) ships
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) old – new
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) troop (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet

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