Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 315 · 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 does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
2. 2.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) people (d) grapes
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
4. 4.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helping
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
7. 7.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) princess
8. 8.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) noisy (c) quiet (d) loud
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) rude (d) honest
11. 11.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
12. 12.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
13. 13.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) tall (b) small (c) heavy (d) huge
14. 14.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) tasty (b) salty (c) fresh (d) cold
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – wealthy (c) rich – poor (d) hard – soft
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – chilly (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
18. 18.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runnor (c) runnar (d) runner
19. 19.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) lost (b) proud (c) ripe (d) found
20. 20.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
21. 21.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ful
22. 22.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
23. 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
24. 24.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) grapes (d) cows
25. 25.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) smile (c) yell (d) sleep
26. 26.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
28. 28.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) smile (b) present (c) river (d) shout
29. 29.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) singers (c) ships (d) sticks
30. 30.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) weather (b) change (c) shoes (d) road
31. 31.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
34. 34.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) discount (c) precount (d) uncount
35. 35.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) kitchen (c) happiness (d) railway
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
38. 38.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal

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