Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 246 · 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: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
3. 3.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) paste (d) chair
4. 4.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindest (b) kindly (c) kinder (d) kindness
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
8. 8.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) bride (b) nun (c) aunt (d) queen
9. 9.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) husband (d) nephew
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) playground (c) beautiful (d) animal
11. 11.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) frightened (b) delighted (c) bored (d) proud
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) brood
13. 13.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) threw (c) ate (d) wore
14. 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
15. 15.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) feared (c) fearless (d) fearfully
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) present (c) polite (d) ancient
17. 17.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) wide (c) clear (d) crowded
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
20. 20.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) shoe (d) book
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) honest (d) private
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) clutch (d) herd
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) float (b) sing (c) lend (d) arrive
24. 24.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) uncle (c) king (d) husband
25. 25.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) short (b) thin (c) rich (d) fat
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) maximum (d) journey
27. 27.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) lost (c) ripe (d) proud
28. 28.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
29. 29.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) brave (b) little (c) giant (d) angry
30. 30.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) scared (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) bold
31. 31.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) proud (c) delighted (d) worried
32. 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
33. 33.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) prince (d) uncle
34. 34.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) uncount
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) troop
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
37. 37.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) chilly
38. 38.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) tadpole (c) cub (d) caterpillar
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) big – large

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