Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 252 · 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 word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) guilty (b) brave (c) modern (d) early
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) rainbow (c) tomato (d) teacher
3. 3.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) unlocked (b) ate (c) cooked (d) painted
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
5. 5.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) dark (b) short (c) wide (d) narrow
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) question (b) journey (c) loss (d) roof
7. 7.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) kitchen (d) notebook
10. 10.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) barked (b) flew (c) slept (d) swam
11. 11.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadden (b) sadness (c) sadder (d) sadly
12. 12.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) light
13. 13.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
14. 14.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) preread (c) misread (d) reread
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) opaque (d) generous
16. 16.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) burn (b) save (c) spill (d) waste
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) majority (b) answer (c) roof (d) journey
18. 18.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) heavy (b) empty (c) small (d) light
19. 19.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnor (b) runner (c) runnar (d) runer
20. 20.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) wolves (c) ships (d) flowers
21. 21.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
22. 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
24. 24.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) boring (b) scary (c) funny (d) sad
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) scared – brave (d) in – out
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
27. 27.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidines (b) tidness (c) tidyness (d) tidiness
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) pencil (c) animal (d) bookshelf
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
31. 31.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) unfill
32. 32.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) eats (b) drinks (c) tells (d) sleeps
33. 33.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) scared – afraid
36. 36.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) mountains (b) ships (c) bees (d) cows
37. 37.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) delighted (b) bored (c) proud (d) frightened
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) defeat (c) journey (d) answer
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) animal (d) eyebrow
40. 40.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) wilted (b) grew (c) danced (d) bloomed

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