Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 30 · 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: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) journey (c) question (d) answer
3. 3.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) beautiful (c) tomato (d) classroom
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) shout (b) borrow (c) sink (d) run
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) bunch
7. 7.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) lions (c) grapes (d) ships
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) tall – short
9. 9.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) choir (c) herd (d) fleet
12. 12.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) not lead
13. 13.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
14. 14.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) queen (d) goddess
15. 15.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
17. 17.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shopor (b) shoper (c) shoppar (d) shopper
18. 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
19. 19.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darkness (c) darkly (d) darken
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) beautiful (c) railway (d) yellow
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) gift – present
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
24. 24.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) heavy (b) dull (c) boring (d) interesting
25. 25.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) pen (b) man (c) cup (d) chair
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) herd (b) pride (c) bunch (d) school
27. 27.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) garden (c) road (d) river
28. 28.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautyful (b) beautifull (c) beautiful (d) beautful
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
30. 30.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) ant (d) owl
31. 31.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
32. 32.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) bright (b) dark (c) tiny (d) dull
34. 34.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) brush (b) cook (c) wear (d) paint
35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) running (c) banana (d) playground
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) quiet (b) rich (c) ancient (d) wide
38. 38.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) horse (d) frog
39. 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) late (c) rough (d) ancient

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