Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 241 · 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 camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
2. 2.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) honest
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) butterfly (c) tomato (d) quickly
5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
6. 6.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) threw (b) wasted (c) shared (d) hid
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) whisper (c) float (d) increase
8. 8.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) brow (d) pen
9. 9.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) chair (b) shoe (c) fly (d) pen
10. 10.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
12. 12.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
13. 13.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) threw (b) drank (c) ate (d) wore
14. 14.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
15. 15.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
16. 16.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindeness (c) kindnes (d) kindniss
17. 17.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) rock (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
18. 18.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) useless (c) usless (d) useles
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) beautiful (c) quickly (d) grandmother
20. 20.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) brother
21. 21.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) ships (d) eggs
22. 22.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
24. 24.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
25. 25.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) wolves (d) lions
26. 26.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
27. 27.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) happy – glad (d) mend – repair
29. 29.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) tiny (b) empty (c) famous (d) unknown
30. 30.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) ships (d) thieves
31. 31.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) angry (b) sorry (c) glad (d) afraid
32. 32.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) ships (c) lions (d) keys
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flock
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
35. 35.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) tree (d) work
36. 36.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpless
37. 37.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
39. 39.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) ball (b) rice (c) cup (d) pen
40. 40.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) unsafe (c) wide (d) new

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