Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 196 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) lamb (d) chick
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) brood (b) pride (c) fleet (d) swarm
5. 5.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) modern (d) expensive
7. 7.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) brave – bold (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
9. 9.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadly (b) sadely (c) sadley (d) saddly
10. 10.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) loud (b) damp (c) dry (d) hot
11. 11.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) frog (d) hen
12. 12.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) feared (c) lost (d) won
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – large (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
14. 14.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) ants (d) grapes
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) late (c) ancient (d) rough
16. 16.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) rich (c) fresh (d) quick
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
18. 18.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) kind (b) well (c) brave (d) sick
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) swarm (b) pride (c) pod (d) bunch
20. 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) swarm (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) modern (c) brave (d) honest
23. 23.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
24. 24.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) pig (c) frog (d) cat
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) flock (b) swarm (c) team (d) herd
26. 26.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) bull (b) horse (c) lion (d) ram
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) chick (c) cub (d) kitten
28. 28.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
29. 29.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) difficult (b) easy (c) wet (d) kind
30. 30.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) bees (d) ships
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
32. 32.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) below (d) beside
33. 33.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) bunch
35. 35.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) fast (b) quiet (c) ill (d) rich
36. 36.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) cygnet (d) foal
38. 38.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) hid (b) threw (c) shared (d) wasted
39. 39.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) waited (c) sang (d) ate
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat

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