Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 195 · 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.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
2. 2.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) beside (c) below (d) above
3. 3.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) decrease (b) shout (c) accept (d) borrow
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) wheelchair (b) beautiful (c) umbrella (d) elephant
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) sunflower (c) quickly (d) beautiful
7. 7.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) eat (c) sit (d) shout
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
9. 9.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) dancers
10. 10.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) whales (c) bees (d) cows
11. 11.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
12. 12.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) river (c) smile (d) present
13. 13.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
14. 14.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) prince (b) duke (c) uncle (d) king
15. 15.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) swam (b) ate (c) wrote (d) drank
16. 16.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
17. 17.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
19. 19.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
20. 20.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) shoe (d) corn
21. 21.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) bright (b) dark (c) dull (d) empty
22. 22.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) ships (d) grapes
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) float (b) whisper (c) include (d) accept
24. 24.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
26. 26.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) rekind
27. 27.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) milk (b) mother (c) pen (d) chair
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) slow (b) sleepy (c) swift (d) lazy
29. 29.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) careful (b) carer (c) careless (d) carefully
30. 30.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) stopped (c) helped (d) ignored
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) brave (d) private
32. 32.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
33. 33.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) under (b) deep (c) inside (d) high
34. 34.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
35. 35.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) noisy (b) hard (c) simple (d) rude
36. 36.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) headache (c) kitchen (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendly (b) friends (c) friendship (d) friendless
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) end – finish
40. 40.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) rise (c) milk (d) chair

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