Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 278 · 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 “one who paints”? (a) painter (b) painted (c) paints (d) painting
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
3. 3.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) eat (b) shout (c) whisper (d) sit
4. 4.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
5. 5.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) dull (b) shiny (c) sad (d) slow
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) brave
7. 7.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) book
8. 8.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) patient (b) angry (c) careless (d) rude
9. 9.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
10. 10.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) rude (c) simple (d) noisy
11. 11.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindness (b) kindly (c) kinder (d) kindest
12. 12.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) puppies (b) singers (c) ships (d) sticks
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) absent (b) honest (c) modern (d) early
15. 15.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) road (b) river (c) garden (d) roof
16. 16.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) angry (c) afraid (d) rich
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) honest (b) visible (c) generous (d) early
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) owlet (d) calf
19. 19.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) emperor (c) prince (d) bull
20. 20.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
21. 21.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) greedy (b) selfish (c) generous (d) lazy
22. 22.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) room
23. 23.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
24. 24.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) fish (d) ships
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
26. 26.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) high (b) under (c) deep (d) inside
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) kitchen (c) quickly (d) football
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) journey (b) hero (c) window (d) answer
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) whisper (c) sink (d) lend
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) exclude (d) arrive
31. 31.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) stale (b) fresh (c) old (d) rotten
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) tall – short (c) shy – bold (d) shy – timid
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) modern (b) early (c) honest (d) blunt
34. 34.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
35. 35.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) tree (b) cake (c) shoe (d) pen
36. 36.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) early (c) sweet (d) easy
37. 37.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) players
38. 38.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) heavy (b) tall (c) small (d) huge
39. 39.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) ate (c) waited (d) ran
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak

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