Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 274 · 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 word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) refill
2. 2.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) hear again
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) polite (b) early (c) brave (d) selfish
4. 4.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
5. 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) answer (b) window (c) hero (d) journey
7. 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
8. 8.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) sticks (d) singers
9. 9.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
10. 10.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
11. 11.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpfully (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpless
12. 12.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) mare (c) duck (d) hen
13. 13.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
15. 15.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) paints (c) reads (d) plants
16. 16.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
17. 17.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) shiny (b) dull (c) sad (d) slow
18. 18.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
19. 19.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
20. 20.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
21. 21.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) selfish (b) helpful (c) rude (d) lazy
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
23. 23.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodly (b) goods (c) goodness (d) better
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
25. 25.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) man (d) king
26. 26.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) aunt (d) princess
27. 27.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sickly (b) sickness (c) sicker (d) sicken
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) cold – hot
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
30. 30.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) lion (d) cow
31. 31.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
32. 32.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) grandmother
35. 35.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
36. 36.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) duchess (c) niece (d) queen
37. 37.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
38. 38.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) elephant (c) umbrella (d) daylight

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