Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 263 · 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 suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
3. 3.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) drops (b) flowers (c) colours (d) pieces
4. 4.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) wife (d) aunt
5. 5.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) permanent (c) brave (d) honest
7. 7.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) peahen (b) duck (c) hen (d) mare
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
9. 9.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) bull (d) emperor
10. 10.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) angry (b) empty (c) slow (d) clever
11. 11.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
12. 12.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) wolves (c) ships (d) flowers
13. 13.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dancer (d) danced
14. 14.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) hurry (b) read (c) wait (d) sleep
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
16. 16.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) angry (b) happy (c) sleepy (d) quick
17. 17.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) sings (b) moos (c) barks (d) smiles
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
19. 19.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) brother (d) nephew
20. 20.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
21. 21.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) butterfly (d) frog
22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
23. 23.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) hostess (d) heroine
24. 24.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) ball (c) pen (d) rice
25. 25.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) tired (c) full (d) short
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) postman (b) animal (c) teacher (d) beautiful
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) teacher (c) eyebrow (d) tomato
28. 28.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) ants
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
32. 32.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darker (c) darken (d) darkness
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) failure (b) answer (c) journey (d) question
34. 34.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) sleeps (b) eats (c) tells (d) drinks
35. 35.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) troupe (c) swarm (d) fleet
37. 37.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) delighted (b) proud (c) excited (d) worried
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
40. 40.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) actor (c) waiter (d) hero

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