Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 259 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
3. 3.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) ignored (c) helped (d) stopped
4. 4.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
5. 5.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
7. 7.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) daughter (d) aunt
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) gift – present (c) ill – sick (d) big – large
9. 9.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmor (b) swimmer (c) swimer (d) swimmar
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) grew (b) slept (c) melted (d) froze
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) cowardly (c) early (d) clever
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) herd (c) colony (d) fleet
13. 13.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
14. 14.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
15. 15.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) eat (c) sing (d) rush
16. 16.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
17. 17.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) jump (c) start (d) end
18. 18.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writeer (c) writer (d) writter
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) blunt (d) early
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
21. 21.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) pen (b) side (c) tree (d) milk
22. 22.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) paint (b) close (c) break (d) open
23. 23.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
24. 24.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) reads (c) paints (d) plants
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) shout (b) run (c) sink (d) borrow
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
28. 28.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
30. 30.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) foal (d) lamb
32. 32.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadley (b) sadely (c) saddly (d) sadly
33. 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
34. 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) team (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flock
36. 36.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
38. 38.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) kind (b) sick (c) brave (d) well
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) polite (d) present
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear

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