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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 271 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which is a compound word? (a) butterfly (b) yellow (c) beautiful (d) happiness
  2. 2.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
  3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) eaglet (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
  5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
  6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) natural (d) ancient
  7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
  8. 8.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) shout (d) whisper
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  10. 10.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  11. 11.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
  12. 12.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) reads (c) paints (d) plants
  13. 13.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) glad (c) tired (d) hungry
  14. 14.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) loudly (b) softly (c) slowly (d) quietly
  15. 15.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) barks (b) sings (c) moos (d) smiles
  16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) airport (c) teacher (d) umbrella
  17. 17.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
  18. 18.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) friend (c) enemy (d) cousin
  19. 19.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) brave – bold
  21. 21.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) melted (c) grew (d) froze
  22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) tomato (c) starfish (d) teacher
  23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) shallow (d) polite
  24. 24.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) duck (c) hen (d) frog
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) grapes (d) sailors
  26. 26.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) bakar (c) baker (d) bakor
  27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) victory (b) minority (c) journey (d) question
  28. 28.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
  30. 30.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) distell (c) mistell (d) retell
  31. 31.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) warm (d) quick
  32. 32.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) happy (b) angry (c) quick (d) sleepy
  33. 33.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) prince
  35. 35.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
  36. 36.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) paint (c) cook (d) brush
  37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) running (c) quickly (d) rainbow
  38. 38.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) empty (b) small (c) light (d) heavy
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) grandmother (d) queen
  40. 40.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak

Answer key

  1. butterfly
  2. -less
  3. friend – pal
  4. eaglet
  5. stone – rock
  6. natural
  7. cheap – expensive
  8. shout
  9. weight
  10. red
  11. pay before
  12. plants
  13. glad
  14. loudly
  15. barks
  16. airport
  17. hen
  18. friend
  19. so
  20. brave – cowardly
  21. melted
  22. starfish
  23. shallow
  24. deer
  25. sailors
  26. baker
  27. minority
  28. hear
  29. ill – sick
  30. retell
  31. cold
  32. happy
  33. not clear
  34. king
  35. -ful
  36. brush
  37. rainbow
  38. heavy
  39. grandmother
  40. weak

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