Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 310 · 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.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) aunt (d) daughter
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) umbrella (c) teacher (d) jellyfish
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) happiness (c) tomato (d) headache
4. 4.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) hungry (b) tired (c) rude (d) glad
5. 5.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) sister (d) aunt
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
8. 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
9. 9.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) float (c) accept (d) whisper
11. 11.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) light (d) chair
12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
13. 13.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
14. 14.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) ate (b) broke (c) planted (d) repaired
15. 15.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) sticks (c) ships (d) puppies
16. 16.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) happy (d) sleepy
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) early (c) honest (d) transparent
18. 18.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
19. 19.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) book (d) milk
20. 20.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) room (d) pen
21. 21.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) smile (c) close (d) clean
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) popcorn (d) quickly
23. 23.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) bees
24. 24.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
25. 25.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
28. 28.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
29. 29.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautful (b) beautyful (c) beautifull (d) beautiful
30. 30.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) lazy (b) bored (c) careless (d) serious
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
32. 32.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softness (b) soften (c) softer (d) softly
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
34. 34.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpful (b) helpfel (c) helpfull (d) helpfol
35. 35.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) horse (d) hen
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) sharp (b) polite (c) late (d) ancient
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) bunch (b) herd (c) pride (d) school
39. 39.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) review (d) disview
40. 40.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) kind (b) lazy (c) loud (d) busy

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