Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 298 · 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.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – break (c) mend – repair (d) come – go
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) bookshelf (c) kitchen (d) running
4. 4.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) ships (c) grapes (d) lions
5. 5.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
6. 6.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) tall (b) obedient (c) quiet (d) mischievous
7. 7.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) soft (b) dull (c) wet (d) bright
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) crowd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) litter
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) in – out (c) buy – sell (d) cold – chilly
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) herd (c) string (d) flock
12. 12.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) grandfather (b) uncle (c) son (d) nephew
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
14. 14.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnar (b) runner (c) runer (d) runnor
15. 15.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrilly (b) angrly (c) angrily (d) angryly
16. 16.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) missed (b) caught (c) drove (d) washed
17. 17.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
18. 18.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) honest
19. 19.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpfully (b) helpless (c) helper (d) helpful
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) litter (b) flock (c) fleet (d) pride
21. 21.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) bunch
23. 23.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) cooked (b) unlocked (c) ate (d) painted
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) chick
25. 25.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) simple (b) noisy (c) hard (d) rude
26. 26.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) scared (b) brave (c) careless (d) lazy
27. 27.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) sit (c) eat (d) shout
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) herd (b) pod (c) swarm (d) pride
29. 29.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) saddly (b) sadley (c) sadly (d) sadely
30. 30.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) lost (b) made (c) found (d) used
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) rich – wealthy
32. 32.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachor (b) teachere (c) teachar (d) teacher
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
34. 34.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) recount (d) discount
35. 35.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowely (b) sloly (c) slowley (d) slowly
36. 36.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) early – late (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
38. 38.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) talk (c) eat (d) walk
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) lamb (c) cub (d) chick
40. 40.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no

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