Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 210 · 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.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) angry (b) delighted (c) sleepy (d) bored
2. 2.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) duchess (d) empress
3. 3.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) permanent (c) brave (d) honest
5. 5.Which word means “without care”? (a) carer (b) careless (c) careful (d) carefully
6. 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
7. 7.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
8. 8.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) aunt (d) mother
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) modern (c) angry (d) tiny
11. 11.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) bees
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) early (b) cowardly (c) honest (d) clever
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
14. 14.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
15. 15.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) prince (c) hero (d) god
16. 16.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) grapes (c) lions (d) ships
17. 17.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkness (b) darken (c) darker (d) darkly
18. 18.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowly (b) slowley (c) slowely (d) sloly
19. 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
21. 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) classroom (c) banana (d) umbrella
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) modern (c) blunt (d) honest
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
25. 25.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
26. 26.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
28. 28.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) garden (c) river (d) road
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) moonlight (c) animal (d) tomato
30. 30.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) eagle (c) ant (d) owl
31. 31.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) praise (c) lend (d) sink
33. 33.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) walk (b) talk (c) eat (d) listen
34. 34.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) run (b) speak (c) sleep (d) hear
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) swarm (b) herd (c) pride (d) bunch
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
37. 37.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) slow (b) clever (c) empty (d) angry
38. 38.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ox (c) ant (d) eagle
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) win – lose (c) mend – break (d) come – go
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) happiness (d) bookshelf

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