Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 265 · 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.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) herd (b) swarm (c) flock (d) fleet
2. 2.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) mare (d) cow
3. 3.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
4. 4.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) scared (b) tired (c) proud (d) lazy
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) umbrella (d) sunflower
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
7. 7.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) hen (d) cow
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) tadpole (c) cub (d) caterpillar
9. 9.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) bored (c) pleased (d) worried
10. 10.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) elephant (c) rainbow (d) kitchen
12. 12.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
13. 13.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravery (b) bravest (c) braver (d) bravely
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) choose – select (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
15. 15.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) peahen (d) ewe
16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
17. 17.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) pen (b) book (c) chair (d) fall
18. 18.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) rich (b) tall (c) easy (d) difficult
19. 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) whisper (d) increase
23. 23.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) bright (b) soft (c) wet (d) dull
24. 24.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) gentle (b) cold (c) hot (d) dark
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) waterfall
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kitten (d) foal
27. 27.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happly (c) happyly (d) happiely
28. 28.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) better (b) goodly (c) goods (d) goodness
29. 29.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
30. 30.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) ships (c) sticks (d) puppies
31. 31.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) fresh (b) awake (c) tired (d) lively
32. 32.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) helpful (b) lazy (c) rude (d) selfish
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) honest (b) foolish (c) sleepy (d) clever
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
35. 35.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
36. 36.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) quietly (c) softly (d) loudly
37. 37.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) quick (c) angry (d) empty
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) below – under
39. 39.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) shoe (b) chair (c) bee (d) pen
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) tall – short

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