Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 24 · 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) old – new (b) scared – brave (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
2. 2.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) swan (b) cat (c) cow (d) horse
3. 3.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) siren (c) story (d) smile
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – poor (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) calf
6. 6.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) ground (b) chair (c) pen (d) milk
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) firefly (c) tomato (d) quickly
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) foal (d) cub
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) happiness (c) animal (d) snowman
12. 12.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) chopped (c) poured (d) fried
13. 13.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) tired (b) short (c) full (d) empty
14. 14.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) brave (d) tiny
16. 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) cygnet (d) kid
18. 18.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) too (c) two
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) question (d) failure
20. 20.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaceful (b) peaces (c) peacemaker (d) peacefully
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) modern (c) artificial (d) polite
22. 22.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) reply (b) question (c) travel (d) sleep
23. 23.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) fish (d) chair
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) cupboard (c) animal (d) kitchen
25. 25.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) clear (b) wide (c) narrow (d) straight
26. 26.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wondreful (b) wonderful (c) wonderfel (d) wonderfull
27. 27.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) quick (b) angry (c) noisy (d) silent
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) beautiful (c) moonlight (d) happiness
29. 29.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
30. 30.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) played (b) playful (c) player (d) playing
31. 31.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
32. 32.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
33. 33.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) grapes (d) ships
34. 34.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearfully (b) feared (c) fearful (d) fearless
35. 35.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happiness (b) happines (c) happieness (d) happyness
36. 36.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) hen (c) duck (d) frog
37. 37.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) sheep (d) hen
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) daylight (c) running (d) animal
39. 39.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) haircut (b) umbrella (c) animal (d) happiness

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