Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 316 · 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: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
2. 2.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) stairs (c) cows (d) grapes
3. 3.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) wide (b) crowded (c) clear (d) empty
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) swarm (c) flock (d) team
5. 5.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) ate (c) drank (d) painted
6. 6.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) polite (d) temporary
9. 9.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) threw (c) ate (d) wore
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) wet (c) modern (d) angry
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) pride (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) herd
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) fleet (b) colony (c) pride (d) herd
13. 13.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) empty (b) light (c) small (d) heavy
14. 14.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) carry (b) jump (c) refuse (d) choose
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
17. 17.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
18. 18.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) hostess (d) waitress
19. 19.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyfully (b) joyless (c) enjoy (d) joyful
20. 20.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) proud (b) frightened (c) bored (d) delighted
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
23. 23.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazyness (b) laziness (c) lazines (d) lazness
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) gaggle (d) swarm
25. 25.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) woman (d) queen
26. 26.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
27. 27.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) ewe (c) duck (d) mare
28. 28.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runner (c) runnor (d) runnar
29. 29.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) foolish (b) honest (c) sleepy (d) clever
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) shut – close (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) flock (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) herd
34. 34.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
35. 35.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) ships (d) musicians
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
37. 37.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
38. 38.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) caring (c) lazy (d) rude
39. 39.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) hero (d) actor
40. 40.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) singers (c) puppies (d) sticks

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