Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 239 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) cub (d) joey
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) pride (b) bunch (c) herd (d) swarm
4. 4.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) flock (b) fleet (c) litter (d) pride
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kid
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) kitchen (c) railway (d) quickly
9. 9.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tired (b) strong (c) tiny (d) weak
10. 10.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) milk (b) fly (c) cup (d) pen
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) rich (c) ancient (d) quiet
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) sunrise (b) journey (c) question (d) window
13. 13.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
14. 14.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
16. 16.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -less
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) team (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flock
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) bunch (b) flock (c) pack (d) fleet
20. 20.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) cheered (b) slept (c) whispered (d) cried
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) flock (b) pride (c) fleet (d) swarm
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) scared – brave (d) in – out
23. 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
24. 24.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) proud (b) lazy (c) tired (d) scared
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) homework (c) elephant (d) umbrella
26. 26.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) bowl (d) chair
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) foolish (b) brave (c) polite (d) ancient
28. 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
29. 29.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) slow (b) angry (c) clever (d) empty
30. 30.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) roof (c) river (d) road
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) arrive (d) increase
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) airport (c) umbrella (d) happiness
33. 33.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) recook (d) miscook
34. 34.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) horse (d) chair
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
37. 37.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) honest (c) lazy (d) greedy
39. 39.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) push – pull (c) day – night (d) friend – enemy

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