Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 295 · 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.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) lady (b) aunt (c) queen (d) bride
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) lazy (c) wide (d) cruel
3. 3.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) daylight (c) umbrella (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) fleet (b) colony (c) pride (d) herd
6. 6.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) boring (b) heavy (c) interesting (d) dull
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) band (b) fleet (c) flock (d) herd
8. 8.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) bow (d) milk
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) wide (b) early (c) proud (d) ancient
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
11. 11.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) late (b) honest (c) superior (d) modern
14. 14.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) beside (c) under (d) behind
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) swarm (b) troupe (c) herd (d) fleet
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
17. 17.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) quiet (b) rich (c) ill (d) fast
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) whisper (c) lend (d) sink
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) herd
21. 21.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) mother (d) pen
22. 22.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
23. 23.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) lion (d) cow
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) ill – sick (c) early – late (d) full – empty
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) journey (d) maximum
26. 26.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) noisy (b) rowdy (c) quiet (d) loud
27. 27.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) bakor (c) bakar (d) baker
28. 28.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
29. 29.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) chair (b) light (c) milk (d) pen
30. 30.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) yellow (c) bookshelf (d) happiness
32. 32.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) crowded (b) wide (c) clear (d) empty
33. 33.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) high (b) under (c) deep (d) inside
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) ancient (b) wide (c) rich (d) quiet
35. 35.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) broke (b) ate (c) planted (d) repaired
36. 36.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
37. 37.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) wolves (d) grapes
38. 38.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) wide (b) narrow (c) dark (d) short
39. 39.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) wrote (b) drank (c) swam (d) ate
40. 40.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won

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