Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 250 · 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 prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
2. 2.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) river (b) roof (c) garden (d) road
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) herd (b) flock (c) string (d) pride
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rich – wealthy
6. 6.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
7. 7.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
8. 8.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
9. 9.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ate (b) waited (c) sang (d) ran
10. 10.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) troop (c) flock (d) fleet
12. 12.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) lions
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) toothbrush (c) happiness (d) beautiful
14. 14.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
15. 15.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) eagle (c) ant (d) owl
16. 16.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
18. 18.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) chair (b) tree (c) milk (d) paste
19. 19.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) horse (b) bull (c) lion (d) king
20. 20.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) dirties (b) breaks (c) hides (d) cleans
21. 21.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) rich (b) tall (c) easy (d) difficult
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – wealthy (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) fawn
24. 24.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) niece (d) daughter
25. 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
26. 26.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
27. 27.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) easy (c) early (d) sweet
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) kitten (c) cub (d) foal
29. 29.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) disbuild
30. 30.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before
31. 31.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) hen (d) deer
32. 32.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
33. 33.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) light
34. 34.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) medicine (b) homework (c) kite (d) shoes
35. 35.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) elephant (c) quickly (d) starfish
37. 37.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) fruits (b) seeds (c) roots (d) branches
39. 39.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) loud (b) small (c) kind (d) big
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) herd (b) swarm (c) clutch (d) fleet

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