Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 285 · 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) banana (b) elephant (c) beautiful (d) cupboard
2. 2.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakor (b) baker (c) bakeer (d) bakar
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
4. 4.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) discook
5. 5.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) princess (c) aunt (d) queen
6. 6.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) present (c) river (d) smile
7. 7.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) prince (d) nephew
8. 8.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) singing (b) shining (c) raining (d) smiling
9. 9.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaker (b) weakness (c) weaken (d) weakly
10. 10.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadeness (b) sadness (c) saddness (d) sadnes
11. 11.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
13. 13.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) smile (c) shout (d) finish
14. 14.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
15. 15.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) rough (c) ancient (d) late
17. 17.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
18. 18.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
19. 19.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) gift (c) jump (d) end
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
22. 22.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) question (b) sleep (c) travel (d) reply
23. 23.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) geese (b) keys (c) cows (d) ships
24. 24.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) frightened (b) proud (c) bored (d) delighted
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) chick (d) lamb
26. 26.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) slow (b) angry (c) clever (d) empty
27. 27.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) cup (b) chair (c) man (d) pen
28. 28.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
29. 29.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
30. 30.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
31. 31.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindniss (c) kindness (d) kindeness
32. 32.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) lazily (c) lazier (d) laziness
33. 33.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) flock (b) herd (c) fleet (d) bunch
35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) calf (d) kid
36. 36.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) brother (d) son
37. 37.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) bull (b) horse (c) lion (d) ram
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
39. 39.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) peacock (d) rooster
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) choose – select

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