Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 234 · 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 synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
2. 2.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) ewe (c) mare (d) hen
3. 3.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
4. 4.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) princess (d) aunt
5. 5.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) eggs (c) cows (d) ships
6. 6.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazyness (b) lazness (c) lazines (d) laziness
7. 7.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) lion (c) sheep (d) cow
8. 8.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
9. 9.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
10. 10.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
11. 11.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) kangaroo
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) honest (b) absent (c) early (d) modern
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) hard – soft (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) teacher (c) quickly (d) bookshelf
15. 15.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
16. 16.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) light (b) empty (c) small (d) heavy
17. 17.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) funny (b) boring (c) sad (d) scary
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
19. 19.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) lion (c) king (d) bull
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) push – pull
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) tomato (c) animal (d) pancake
22. 22.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) old (b) stale (c) fresh (d) rotten
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
24. 24.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) question (b) travel (c) sleep (d) reply
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
26. 26.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) win – lose
29. 29.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) angry (c) delighted (d) bored
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) victory – win
31. 31.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) one (b) pen (c) milk (d) tree
32. 32.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) horse (d) swan
33. 33.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) walk (b) listen (c) eat (d) talk
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) troupe
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) teacher (c) quickly (d) butterfly
36. 36.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) rude (d) hardworking
37. 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
38. 38.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) behind (b) beside (c) above (d) under
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) sunflower (b) running (c) beautiful (d) happiness
40. 40.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) short (b) rich (c) thin (d) fat

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