Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 213 · 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.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
2. 2.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) niece (d) wife
3. 3.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmer (b) swimer (c) swimmar (d) swimmor
4. 4.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) tree (b) rice (c) milk (d) bag
5. 5.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
6. 6.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) lioness (c) mare (d) tigress
7. 7.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) pen (b) mother (c) milk (d) chair
8. 8.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) close (c) open (d) paint
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) early (b) proud (c) ancient (d) wide
10. 10.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
11. 11.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) proud (b) delighted (c) excited (d) worried
12. 12.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sweet (b) cold (c) sour (d) fresh
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) shallow (d) polite
15. 15.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) hostess (d) headmistress
16. 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
17. 17.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) shore (c) rice (d) chair
18. 18.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) chair (b) tree (c) milk (d) paste
19. 19.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
20. 20.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
21. 21.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
22. 22.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) caring (c) rude (d) lazy
23. 23.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) kind (b) empty (c) heavy (d) quick
24. 24.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) pod (c) pride (d) swarm
26. 26.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachor (b) teachere (c) teachar (d) teacher
27. 27.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) waited (c) ate (d) sang
28. 28.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) goose
29. 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) straight (b) narrow (c) clear (d) wide
33. 33.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) repaired (b) planted (c) ate (d) broke
34. 34.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) keys (c) lions (d) ships
35. 35.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankful (b) thankless (c) thanking (d) thankfully
36. 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
37. 37.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) thieves (d) cows
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
40. 40.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) keys (c) ships (d) lions

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