Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 261 · 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.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) quickly (c) teacher (d) waterfall
3. 3.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) feared (c) fearless (d) fearfully
4. 4.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) glad (b) rude (c) tired (d) hungry
5. 5.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
6. 6.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) peacock (d) rooster
7. 7.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) jump (d) crawl
8. 8.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driving (b) drove (c) drives (d) driver
9. 9.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
10. 10.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
11. 11.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) tiny – little
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) firefly (c) yellow (d) elephant
14. 14.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) branches (c) seeds (d) fruits
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) joey (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
18. 18.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happieness (c) happiness (d) happines
19. 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
20. 20.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) angry (c) sleepy (d) delighted
21. 21.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happly (c) happiely (d) happyly
22. 22.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) pleased (b) angry (c) worried (d) bored
23. 23.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
24. 24.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
26. 26.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) new (c) unsafe (d) wide
27. 27.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -ly
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
29. 29.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) kind (b) brave (c) sick (d) well
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) generous – selfish
32. 32.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) happiness (c) kitchen (d) cupboard
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) moonlight (c) running (d) animal
35. 35.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
37. 37.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) bigger (b) softer (c) smaller (d) thinner
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell

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