Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 207 · 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 “rock”? (a) leaf (b) sand (c) stone (d) cloud
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
3. 3.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
4. 4.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
5. 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) pretidy
6. 6.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
8. 8.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkness (b) darknes (c) darkeness (d) darckness
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) herd (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) flock
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
11. 11.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) lazy (b) busy (c) kind (d) loud
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
14. 14.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) thieves
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) modern (c) brave (d) honest
16. 16.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) moonlight (c) elephant (d) kitchen
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) arrive (d) export
20. 20.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) man (b) rice (c) milk (d) tree
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
22. 22.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homless (b) homeless (c) homeles (d) homelees
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
24. 24.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) dancers (c) cows (d) keys
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) wet (c) angry (d) modern
26. 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
27. 27.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
28. 28.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) tiny (b) unknown (c) empty (d) famous
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – brave (c) scared – afraid (d) old – new
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) pack (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) flock
31. 31.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) chilly
32. 32.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) butterfly (c) cow (d) frog
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) early (d) public
34. 34.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) cooked (b) painted (c) ate (d) unlocked
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) swarm (c) team (d) flock
36. 36.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -ful
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
38. 38.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) below (b) behind (c) beside (d) above
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) rough (c) honest (d) ancient
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win

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