Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 208 · 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 is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) moonlight (c) umbrella (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
3. 3.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) crowded (b) clear (c) empty (d) wide
4. 4.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) sleep (b) read (c) hurry (d) wait
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) honest (c) deep (d) rich
6. 6.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) cow (d) ewe
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) brave (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) rude
8. 8.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) misview (d) preview
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
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 “exclude”? (a) include (b) whisper (c) accept (d) float
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) quiet (d) generous
13. 13.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
14. 14.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) horse (d) pen
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
16. 16.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) ants
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
18. 18.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) book (b) tree (c) port (d) rice
19. 19.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) prince (d) host
20. 20.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
21. 21.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
22. 22.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) mend – repair (c) win – lose (d) come – go
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) lend (c) sink (d) praise
26. 26.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) silent (c) noisy (d) quiet
27. 27.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) ram (d) bull
28. 28.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) light (b) chair (c) milk (d) pen
29. 29.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
30. 30.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrly (b) angrily (c) angryly (d) angrilly
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) rough (d) honest
32. 32.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sheep (c) keys (d) ships
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) kitten (d) cub
34. 34.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) thin (c) sad (d) big
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
36. 36.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
37. 37.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) cows (c) singers (d) ships
38. 38.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) won (c) lost (d) feared
39. 39.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) eats (c) throws (d) rides
40. 40.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair

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