Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 249 · 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: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) pig (b) cat (c) hen (d) frog
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) shut – close (d) below – under
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) tiny (c) wet (d) modern
4. 4.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -less
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) sing (d) float
6. 6.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
7. 7.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
9. 9.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
10. 10.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) proud (c) ripe (d) lost
11. 11.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
12. 12.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) ate (b) broke (c) planted (d) repaired
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) quickly (d) airport
14. 14.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) bag (b) rice (c) milk (d) tree
15. 15.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) fish (b) ships (c) cows (d) keys
16. 16.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) barks (b) smiles (c) sings (d) moos
17. 17.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) bees
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) temporary
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) open – shut (c) up – down (d) gift – river
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) early – late
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – select
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
24. 24.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) dull (b) heavy (c) boring (d) interesting
25. 25.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) wilted (b) bloomed (c) danced (d) grew
26. 26.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) below
27. 27.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) not place (d) place again
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) gaggle
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
30. 30.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -er
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
33. 33.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
34. 34.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) reagree (d) unagree
35. 35.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) rude (d) hardworking
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) haircut (c) kitchen (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) humble (c) early (d) modern
38. 38.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
40. 40.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) swift (c) slow (d) lazy

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