Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 201 · 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 “big”? (a) empty (b) angry (c) large (d) quick
2. 2.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) choose (c) fix (d) break
3. 3.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) wife (d) daughter
4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
5. 5.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) sleep (b) wait (c) read (d) hurry
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) sing (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) float
7. 7.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) musicians (c) keys (d) ships
8. 8.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) tall (d) caring
9. 9.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) eat (b) shout (c) whisper (d) sit
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) innocent (c) generous (d) ancient
12. 12.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) tall – short (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
14. 14.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
15. 15.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) ache (b) tree (c) pen (d) milk
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) polite (b) early (c) smooth (d) modern
17. 17.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) fresh (c) tasty (d) salty
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) swarm (b) flock (c) bunch (d) pride
19. 19.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) cabinet (b) flock (c) herd (d) swarm
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) colony
22. 22.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) loud (b) quiet (c) noisy (d) rowdy
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
24. 24.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
25. 25.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) choose (c) clean (d) close
26. 26.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) tree (c) bag (d) milk
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
28. 28.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) pan (d) tree
29. 29.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) fish (d) ships
30. 30.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
31. 31.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) queen (b) hostess (c) princess (d) goddess
32. 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
33. 33.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) luckily (c) luckyly (d) lukily
34. 34.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
35. 35.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaces (b) peacemaker (c) peacefully (d) peaceful
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
37. 37.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) cow
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) rich (b) deep (c) early (d) honest
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) beautiful (d) pancake
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) present (b) late (c) ancient (d) polite

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