Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 319 · 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.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) fried (c) poured (d) chopped
2. 2.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) bull (c) tiger (d) lion
3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
4. 4.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
5. 5.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
6. 6.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
7. 7.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) elephant (c) grandmother (d) happiness
9. 9.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) change (b) weather (c) road (d) shoes
10. 10.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) cold (b) asleep (c) tired (d) fresh
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) natural (d) brave
12. 12.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) rush (c) eat (d) sing
13. 13.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) sloly (b) slowly (c) slowely (d) slowley
14. 14.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleeping (b) sleeper (c) sleepless (d) sleepy
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) quiet (d) generous
16. 16.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
17. 17.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) wait (b) sleep (c) hurry (d) read
18. 18.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) deep (b) under (c) inside (d) high
19. 19.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) sheep (d) keys
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) pencil (c) playground (d) kitchen
21. 21.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) ununderstand
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) victory (c) journey (d) question
23. 23.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) light (d) pen
24. 24.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) reread (d) preread
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) hero (b) answer (c) journey (d) window
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) foal (d) cub
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
28. 28.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) bag (d) rice
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) quick (b) heavy (c) rude (d) honest
30. 30.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
31. 31.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happily (b) unhappy (c) happiness (d) happier
32. 32.Which word means “without a name”? (a) names (b) namely (c) named (d) nameless
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) old – new
34. 34.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) disfair (d) misfair
35. 35.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) froze (b) grew (c) slept (d) melted
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) flat (c) short (d) tiny
37. 37.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) made (b) lost (c) found (d) used
38. 38.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
39. 39.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dusty (b) flooded (c) dry (d) sunny
40. 40.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dark (b) dull (c) bright (d) empty

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