Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 242 · 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.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
2. 2.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) cold (c) tasty (d) salty
3. 3.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) sunny (b) clear (c) bright (d) cloudy
4. 4.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
5. 5.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) present (d) river
6. 6.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautifully (b) beautiful (c) beauty (d) beautify
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
8. 8.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) loud (b) kind (c) big (d) small
9. 9.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) singers (c) sticks (d) ships
10. 10.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankless (d) thankful
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
13. 13.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
14. 14.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) stale (b) old (c) fresh (d) rotten
15. 15.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) helped (b) refused (c) stopped (d) ignored
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) happiness (c) railway (d) tomato
18. 18.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) mountains (b) ships (c) cows (d) bees
19. 19.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) new (c) wide (d) unsafe
20. 20.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
21. 21.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
22. 22.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) ox (d) eagle
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) army
24. 24.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dancar (b) dancer (c) dansor (d) danceer
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) whisper (b) import (c) float (d) accept
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) herd (b) troop (c) swarm (d) fleet
28. 28.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) reads (b) plants (c) cooks (d) paints
29. 29.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) waitress
30. 30.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
31. 31.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) musicians (c) cows (d) ships
32. 32.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) fresh (c) awake (d) tired
33. 33.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sweet (b) fresh (c) sour (d) cold
34. 34.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) angry (b) little (c) giant (d) brave
35. 35.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) swarm (b) pride (c) bunch (d) herd
37. 37.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
39. 39.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
40. 40.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) tree (b) side (c) pen (d) milk

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