Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 290 · 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.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) bag (d) tree
2. 2.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) chair (b) rise (c) pen (d) milk
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) fleet (b) flock (c) troop (d) bunch
4. 4.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playful (b) plaiful (c) playfel (d) playfull
5. 5.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) frog
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
8. 8.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) angry (b) sorry (c) glad (d) afraid
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
10. 10.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) fresh (b) rotten (c) old (d) stale
11. 11.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) owl (c) ant (d) eagle
12. 12.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -ly
13. 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
14. 14.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) soft (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) loud
15. 15.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
16. 16.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
17. 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
18. 18.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) thieves (d) ships
19. 19.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painless (b) painful (c) painter (d) painted
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) teacher (c) tomato (d) banana
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) swarm (b) flight (c) pride (d) herd
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) clever – smart (c) talk – speak (d) below – under
23. 23.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) honest (c) lazy (d) greedy
24. 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
25. 25.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
27. 27.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) glasses (c) tree (d) milk
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) elephant (c) quickly (d) weekend
29. 29.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) side
30. 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
31. 31.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
32. 32.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
33. 33.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ox (d) ant
34. 34.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) ships (d) cows
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
36. 36.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) ran (c) ate (d) waited
37. 37.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) sleeps (b) eats (c) tells (d) drinks
38. 38.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
39. 39.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) cow
40. 40.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) sky (b) river (c) house (d) street

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