Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 305 · 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 word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darken (b) darker (c) darkly (d) darkness
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
3. 3.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
4. 4.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dancar (b) danceer (c) dancer (d) dansor
5. 5.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) selfish (b) lazy (c) generous (d) greedy
6. 6.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) patient (c) careless (d) rude
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) guilty (d) early
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
10. 10.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) missed (b) washed (c) caught (d) drove
11. 11.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) musicians (d) ships
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) happiness (d) starfish
15. 15.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) sleepy (b) excited (c) bored (d) tired
16. 16.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
17. 17.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) ask (b) smile (c) travel (d) answer
18. 18.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
19. 19.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) sang (c) waited (d) ate
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) old – new (d) shy – timid
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) football (c) umbrella (d) pencil
22. 22.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) quietly (b) loudly (c) slowly (d) softly
23. 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
25. 25.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
26. 26.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
27. 27.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) duchess (c) niece (d) aunt
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) kitchen (c) popcorn (d) banana
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) sink (b) arrive (c) export (d) borrow
30. 30.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) sing (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) float
33. 33.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) waiter (d) host
34. 34.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
35. 35.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) tree (b) rice (c) milk (d) bell
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
37. 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
38. 38.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happiness (b) happily (c) happier (d) unhappy
39. 39.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) brother (b) husband (c) nephew (d) uncle
40. 40.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) hardworking (b) lazy (c) careless (d) rude

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