Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 191 · 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: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
2. 2.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) finish (c) shout (d) begin
3. 3.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) bunch (b) flock (c) crew (d) herd
6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
7. 7.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) goddess (c) princess (d) queen
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
9. 9.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
10. 10.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
11. 11.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happiness (b) happines (c) happieness (d) happyness
12. 12.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
13. 13.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) dancers (c) cows (d) ships
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) tiny (c) angry (d) modern
15. 15.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
16. 16.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
17. 17.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) keys (c) camels (d) ships
18. 18.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) eats (c) throws (d) rides
19. 19.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) fish
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) polite (d) present
21. 21.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) sunny (c) cold (d) dry
22. 22.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) angry (b) tired (c) excited (d) hungry
23. 23.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) drove (b) missed (c) washed (d) caught
24. 24.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) simple (c) hard (d) noisy
25. 25.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) toothbrush (b) quickly (c) banana (d) happiness
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) swarm (b) herd (c) pride (d) grove
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
29. 29.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) natural (c) ancient (d) brave
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) happy – sad
32. 32.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazier (b) laziest (c) lazily (d) laziness
33. 33.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) mare (c) hen (d) duck
34. 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
35. 35.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helper (c) helpless (d) helpful
36. 36.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) won (c) missed (d) lost
37. 37.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view before (d) view wrongly
38. 38.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) fish (c) cows (d) keys
39. 39.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) ground (d) cup
40. 40.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) quiet (c) loud (d) noisy

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