Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 244 · 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) open – shut (c) gift – river (d) gift – present
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) brave (b) early (c) modern (d) guilty
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) herd (b) troupe (c) fleet (d) swarm
4. 4.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravery (b) bravest (c) bravely (d) braver
5. 5.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) ox (c) eagle (d) owl
6. 6.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) smile (c) sleep (d) yell
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) exit (b) answer (c) journey (d) roof
8. 8.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
9. 9.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) cub (d) cygnet
11. 11.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) excited (c) angry (d) tired
12. 12.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ants (d) ships
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) kind (c) early (d) modern
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
15. 15.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silines (b) silliness (c) sillyness (d) sillines
16. 16.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) keys (d) camels
17. 17.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) choose (c) close (d) clean
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
19. 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) journey (b) question (c) victory (d) window
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
22. 22.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) rise (b) pen (c) milk (d) chair
23. 23.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) sloly (b) slowly (c) slowely (d) slowley
24. 24.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) whispered (b) cheered (c) slept (d) cried
25. 25.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) behind (c) beside (d) above
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) flock (c) herd (d) pack
27. 27.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmer (b) swimer (c) swimmor (d) swimmar
28. 28.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
29. 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
30. 30.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) save (c) waste (d) spill
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) fleet (b) herd (c) flock (d) band
33. 33.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) brush (b) road (c) cup (d) shoe
34. 34.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) god (b) prince (c) hero (d) king
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
36. 36.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
37. 37.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
38. 38.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) caravan

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