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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 214 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) lamb (d) chick
  2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
  3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) bunch (b) flock (c) herd (d) crew
  4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
  5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) artificial (c) polite (d) generous
  6. 6.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playing (b) playful (c) played (d) player
  7. 7.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) wet (b) easy (c) difficult (d) kind
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) fish (d) ships
  9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
  11. 11.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) peahen (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
  12. 12.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) quietly (b) softly (c) loudly (d) slowly
  13. 13.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) light (d) milk
  14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
  15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) handbag (b) beautiful (c) kitchen (d) banana
  16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) bunch
  17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) honest (b) early (c) cheap (d) polite
  18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) minimum (b) modern (c) victory (d) early
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
  20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) day – night
  21. 21.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
  22. 22.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) quick (c) big (d) thin
  23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
  24. 24.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrilly (b) angrily (c) angryly (d) angrly
  25. 25.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) hardworking (b) rude (c) lazy (d) careless
  26. 26.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) deer (d) duck
  27. 27.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) quickly (b) loudly (c) slowly (d) angrily
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) bull (d) emperor
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) lamb
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
  31. 31.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) stairs (d) lions
  32. 32.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) old (b) rotten (c) stale (d) fresh
  33. 33.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
  34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) mend – break (c) win – lose (d) come – go
  35. 35.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravest (b) bravery (c) braver (d) bravely
  36. 36.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) broke (b) repaired (c) planted (d) ate
  37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) float (b) accept (c) whisper (d) import
  38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) colony (c) pride (d) fleet
  39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) clever (b) foolish (c) honest (d) sleepy
  40. 40.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaces (b) peacemaker (c) peacefully (d) peaceful

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. float – sink
  3. crew
  4. rode
  5. artificial
  6. player
  7. difficult
  8. fish
  9. cheap – expensive
  10. cub
  11. peahen
  12. loudly
  13. light
  14. rough – smooth
  15. handbag
  16. herd
  17. cheap
  18. minimum
  19. knows
  20. friend – pal
  21. misread
  22. big
  23. include – exclude
  24. angrily
  25. hardworking
  26. deer
  27. slowly
  28. emperor
  29. kid
  30. write
  31. stairs
  32. fresh
  33. see
  34. mend – repair
  35. bravely
  36. repaired
  37. import
  38. colony
  39. clever
  40. peaceful

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