Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 31 · 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 same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) sweet (c) easy (d) early
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
3. 3.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) unsafe (c) new (d) wide
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) increase (b) whisper (c) float (d) arrive
5. 5.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) ships (c) grapes (d) bees
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) journey (b) window (c) answer (d) hero
8. 8.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) grew (b) melted (c) froze (d) slept
9. 9.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) kind (b) poor (c) tall (d) rich
10. 10.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) proud (c) worried (d) delighted
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) borrow (c) shout (d) sink
12. 12.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
14. 14.Which word means “without end”? (a) ending (b) ended (c) endings (d) endless
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) below – under
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) animal (c) sunrise (d) happiness
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) private (d) modern
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) maximum (d) journey
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) quiet – silent
20. 20.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) jump (b) gift (c) end (d) start
21. 21.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) clever (c) busy (d) poor
22. 22.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) banana (c) beautiful (d) bedroom
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
25. 25.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
26. 26.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) road (b) shoe (c) cup (d) brush
27. 27.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) lost (c) won (d) missed
28. 28.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
29. 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
30. 30.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) soft (b) warm (c) stale (d) fresh
31. 31.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
32. 32.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) raining (b) singing (c) smiling (d) shining
33. 33.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) wet (b) dull (c) bright (d) soft
34. 34.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopeful (c) hoapful (d) hopefull
35. 35.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
36. 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) not build (d) build wrongly
37. 37.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) actress
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) cub (d) foal
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
40. 40.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quickly (c) quickely (d) quikly

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