Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet
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.
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- 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) honest (c) generous (d) visible
- 2.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) grapes (c) lions (d) ships
- 3.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) uncle (c) prince (d) king
- 4.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowly (b) slowest (c) slower (d) slowness
- 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) chick (d) lamb
- 6.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) bull (c) prince (d) uncle
- 7.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
- 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) loss (c) question (d) roof
- 9.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) quick (c) fresh (d) weary
- 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) generous – selfish
- 11.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) shore (d) chair
- 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) pack (c) bunch (d) flock
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) gift – river
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) fleet (b) pride (c) gang (d) litter
- 16.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) board
- 17.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) sick (c) brave (d) kind
- 18.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrilly (b) angrly (c) angryly (d) angrily
- 19.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) kind (c) rich (d) tall
- 20.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) duck (b) mare (c) hen (d) cow
- 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) bunch (b) herd (c) pride (d) school
- 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 23.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
- 24.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) selfish (c) lazy (d) greedy
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) early (b) clever (c) honest (d) cowardly
- 26.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) heavy (b) small (c) light (d) empty
- 27.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) fly (b) cup (c) pen (d) milk
- 28.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) tired (b) smart (c) lazy (d) rude
- 29.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) duchess (d) niece
- 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) ill – well (d) full – empty
- 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
- 32.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) shoe (d) pan
- 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
- 34.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) tiger (c) lion (d) king
- 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) rich – wealthy
- 36.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) butterfly (c) yellow (d) teacher
- 37.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) shoe (b) pen (c) fly (d) chair
- 38.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) shoes (c) kite (d) medicine
- 39.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) herd (b) flock (c) swarm (d) fleet
Answer key
- visible
- wolves
- duke
- slowly
- cub
- emperor
- -less
- loss
- weary
- generous – selfish
- shore
- pack
- gift – present
- choose – select
- gang
- board
- sick
- angrily
- rich
- hen
- school
- re-
- see
- generous
- cowardly
- heavy
- fly
- smart
- duchess
- ill – sick
- kid
- pan
- stone – rock
- lion
- rough – smooth
- butterfly
- fly
- medicine
- not obey
- fleet
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