Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 229 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) pack (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) flock
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pride (d) litter
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) herd (b) fleet (c) class (d) swarm
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) umbrella (c) teacher (d) elephant
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) shallow (c) polite (d) generous
8. 8.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) ill – sick
10. 10.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) hen (d) butterfly
11. 11.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavyly (b) heavly (c) heavilly (d) heavily
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
13. 13.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) flock (b) bench (c) herd (d) swarm
15. 15.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) sleepy (c) delighted (d) angry
16. 16.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) small (b) loud (c) big (d) kind
17. 17.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) polite (d) greedy
18. 18.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) road (b) cup (c) shoe (d) brush
19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
20. 20.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) slept (c) flew (d) boiled
21. 21.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) lazy (b) scared (c) brave (d) careless
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) yellow (c) pencil (d) umbrella
23. 23.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) whales (d) keys
24. 24.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) clear (b) wide (c) narrow (d) straight
25. 25.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) ram (b) horse (c) lion (d) bull
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) answer (c) defeat (d) journey
27. 27.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravely (b) braver (c) bravest (d) bravery
28. 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
29. 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
30. 30.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) plaiful (b) playful (c) playfel (d) playfull
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) gift – river
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) modern (b) angry (c) tiny (d) wet
33. 33.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
34. 34.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) cows (d) singers
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
36. 36.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
38. 38.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) bunch (b) crew (c) flock (d) herd
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak

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