Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 254 · 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.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) swarm (b) herd (c) flight (d) pride
3. 3.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) queen (b) goddess (c) hostess (d) princess
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) mend – repair
5. 5.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) tiny (b) famous (c) unknown (d) empty
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) teacher (c) beautiful (d) bedroom
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) rich – poor
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) herd (b) fleet (c) class (d) swarm
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – break
12. 12.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) sings (b) smiles (c) barks (d) moos
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
14. 14.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
15. 15.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) laugh (c) depart (d) borrow
17. 17.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) shut (b) sell (c) paint (d) open
18. 18.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) big (c) loud (d) small
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) flock (b) swarm (c) herd (d) bench
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) teacher (c) running (d) airport
21. 21.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
22. 22.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
23. 23.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) cup (b) ground (c) milk (d) rice
24. 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
25. 25.Which word means “without power”? (a) powering (b) powerless (c) powerful (d) powered
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) honest (b) expensive (c) brave (d) modern
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) ill – sick (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
30. 30.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) castle (d) milk
31. 31.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) man (d) nephew
32. 32.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
33. 33.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) threw (c) hid (d) shared
34. 34.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) girl (c) aunt (d) wife
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) fleet (b) flock (c) bunch (d) herd
36. 36.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) kangaroo (c) hen (d) cow
37. 37.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
38. 38.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) bloomed (b) wilted (c) danced (d) grew
39. 39.Which word means “without end”? (a) ended (b) endless (c) endings (d) ending
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) postman (b) beautiful (c) kitchen (d) running

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