Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 269 · 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.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) pen (b) way (c) milk (d) tree
2. 2.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) tiny (b) scared (c) bold (d) lazy
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) wet (d) polite
4. 4.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) laziness (b) lazines (c) lazyness (d) lazness
5. 5.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
7. 7.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearfully (b) fearless (c) feared (d) fearful
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) polite (c) generous (d) artificial
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) elephant (c) banana (d) quickly
10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
11. 11.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
12. 12.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) poured (c) fried (d) chopped
13. 13.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helper (b) helpful (c) helpfully (d) helpless
14. 14.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) animal (d) butterfly
16. 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) clever – smart
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
19. 19.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) niece (d) wife
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) doorbell
21. 21.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) happy – glad (d) mend – repair
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) kitchen (c) teacher (d) handbag
27. 27.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) chair (b) shoe (c) fly (d) pen
28. 28.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) finish (c) shout (d) smile
29. 29.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) horse
30. 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
32. 32.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) cup (d) fly
33. 33.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) man (d) king
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) rude (c) honest (d) lazy
35. 35.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) players (c) grapes (d) cows
36. 36.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) room (d) pen
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
38. 38.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) up – down (d) stone – rock

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