Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 260 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) brave – bold (c) quick – fast (d) big – large
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) swarm (b) herd (c) team (d) flock
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) up – down (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
5. 5.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
6. 6.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
7. 7.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachere (c) teacher (d) teachor
8. 8.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) modern (d) artificial
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
11. 11.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) drove (b) washed (c) missed (d) caught
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) arrive (d) export
13. 13.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
15. 15.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
17. 17.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pod (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) pride
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) playground (c) animal (d) quickly
20. 20.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
21. 21.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) teacher (c) quickly (d) waterfall
23. 23.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
24. 24.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) soldiers (d) keys
25. 25.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) narrow (b) wide (c) straight (d) clear
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) brave (b) natural (c) honest (d) ancient
29. 29.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) bored (c) worried (d) pleased
30. 30.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) monkeys (c) ships (d) grapes
31. 31.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) pig (c) frog (d) cat
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cygnet (c) cub (d) kid
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) shut – close (d) wise – foolish
34. 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) preread (d) disread
35. 35.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) glasses (c) tree (d) pen
36. 36.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) grandfather (c) uncle (d) nephew
37. 37.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) lazy (b) loud (c) busy (d) kind
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) moonlight (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) lend (c) win (d) shout
40. 40.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) sister (d) daughter

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