Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 275 · 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 is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) bookshelf (c) kitchen (d) animal
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) bunch
3. 3.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) glasses (d) tree
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) modern (b) smooth (c) early (d) polite
5. 5.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) eat (b) rush (c) rest (d) sing
6. 6.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teachable (b) teacher (c) teaching (d) taught
7. 7.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
9. 9.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) cow
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) greedy (d) honest
11. 11.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) geese (d) keys
12. 12.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) paint (c) cook (d) brush
13. 13.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) barks (b) sings (c) moos (d) smiles
14. 14.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
15. 15.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
16. 16.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) delighted (b) proud (c) excited (d) worried
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) beautiful (c) grandmother (d) yellow
18. 18.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carful (b) careful (c) caerful (d) carefull
19. 19.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) people (c) keys (d) grapes
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) answer (b) exit (c) roof (d) journey
21. 21.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) softly (b) quietly (c) slowly (d) loudly
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) lamb (d) cub
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
24. 24.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) tired (b) fresh (c) awake (d) lively
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) sunset (d) journey
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) open – shut
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) bench (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flock
28. 28.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
29. 29.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
30. 30.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) cows (d) sailors
31. 31.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) kangaroo
32. 32.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
33. 33.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) sunny (c) cold (d) dry
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) running (c) umbrella (d) sunglasses
36. 36.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
39. 39.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
40. 40.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly

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