Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 306 · 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: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
2. 2.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) pig
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) generous (b) shallow (c) ancient (d) polite
4. 4.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) sheep (d) lions
5. 5.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) rude (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) polite
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) swarm (b) herd (c) troop (d) fleet
7. 7.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homeward (c) homeless (d) homely
8. 8.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happily (b) unhappy (c) happier (d) happiness
9. 9.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) troupe
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
13. 13.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
14. 14.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wondreful (b) wonderfull (c) wonderfel (d) wonderful
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) bunch
17. 17.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) shared (b) wasted (c) hid (d) threw
18. 18.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) lazy (b) tall (c) rude (d) caring
19. 19.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpful (b) helping (c) helper (d) helpless
20. 20.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) ships (d) wolves
21. 21.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
22. 22.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) lions (c) sailors (d) bees
23. 23.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) sheep (c) hen (d) cat
24. 24.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) delighted (b) bored (c) proud (d) frightened
25. 25.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankless (b) thankful (c) thanking (d) thankfully
26. 26.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) silliness (c) sillines (d) silines
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – well (d) ill – sick
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) sleepy (b) foolish (c) honest (d) clever
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
30. 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
31. 31.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) reads (b) plants (c) paints (d) cooks
32. 32.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) hero (d) host
33. 33.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) swarm (b) flock (c) fleet (d) pride
35. 35.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) wide (c) short (d) dark
36. 36.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) shout (c) smile (d) river
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) present (d) late
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) fast – slow
39. 39.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) duchess (d) niece
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some

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