Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 202 · 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) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) invisible (b) modern (c) polite (d) ancient
4. 4.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) noisy (b) loud (c) quiet (d) rowdy
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) pack (d) flock
6. 6.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darknes (b) darkeness (c) darckness (d) darkness
7. 7.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) weather (b) shoes (c) change (d) road
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
9. 9.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) colony
11. 11.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) mispay (d) repay
12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
13. 13.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfel (b) helpfull (c) helpful (d) helpfol
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) flock (b) herd (c) string (d) pride
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
16. 16.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) tree (b) cake (c) pen (d) shoe
17. 17.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmland (b) farmed (c) farming (d) farmer
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
19. 19.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) tired (d) smart
20. 20.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) herd (b) flock (c) swarm (d) cabinet
23. 23.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
24. 24.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
26. 26.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
27. 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
28. 28.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sheep (c) lions (d) keys
29. 29.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) monkeys (d) ships
30. 30.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
31. 31.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) lost (b) won (c) missed (d) feared
32. 32.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) win – lose
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) early (c) public (d) ancient
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) quickly (c) tomato (d) starfish
36. 36.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) ask (b) answer (c) smile (d) travel
37. 37.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) answer (c) failure (d) journey
39. 39.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
40. 40.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) bull (b) king (c) lion (d) tiger

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