Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 2 · 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 word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) scared (c) proud (d) lazy
2. 2.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) travel (b) smile (c) answer (d) ask
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) early – late
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
5. 5.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
6. 6.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
7. 7.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) bloomed (b) wilted (c) danced (d) grew
8. 8.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) short (c) tired (d) full
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) hard – soft (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) elephant (c) daylight (d) teacher
11. 11.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadden (b) sadder (c) sadness (d) sadly
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) sunflower (c) tomato (d) beautiful
13. 13.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) journey (c) sunrise (d) question
15. 15.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) paint (c) cook (d) brush
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
17. 17.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
18. 18.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) princess (d) heroine
19. 19.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
20. 20.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) players (d) grapes
21. 21.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) quickly (c) weekend (d) elephant
24. 24.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) lukily (b) luckilly (c) luckyly (d) luckily
25. 25.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
26. 26.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) monkeys (c) bees (d) ships
27. 27.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) threw (b) wore (c) drank (d) ate
28. 28.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) early (b) inferior (c) ancient (d) polite
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
31. 31.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
32. 32.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) yell (c) whisper (d) smile
33. 33.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dirty (b) muddy (c) dark (d) clean
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) elephant (c) classroom (d) umbrella
35. 35.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) throws (c) eats (d) rides
36. 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) unview (d) disview
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) shout (d) decrease
38. 38.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) question (c) journey (d) defeat
40. 40.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ness

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