Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 32 · 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: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
2. 2.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) son
3. 3.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) tired (c) hungry (d) angry
4. 4.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) milk (d) board
5. 5.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) castle
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) majority (b) roof (c) answer (d) journey
7. 7.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodness (b) goods (c) better (d) goodly
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) cabinet (b) herd (c) flock (d) swarm
9. 9.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) swarm (b) flock (c) fleet (d) herd
11. 11.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) ate (b) painted (c) unlocked (d) cooked
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) slow (b) lazy (c) swift (d) sleepy
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) troupe
15. 15.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) dancers (c) ships (d) keys
16. 16.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerless (b) powered (c) powerful (d) powerfully
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) kitchen (d) cupboard
18. 18.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoping (b) hopeful (c) hopeless (d) hoped
19. 19.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) choose (c) close (d) clean
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) increase (d) arrive
21. 21.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) foal (d) cub
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) cub
26. 26.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) helped (b) ignored (c) refused (d) stopped
27. 27.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) kid (c) cub (d) calf
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) journey (c) question (d) victory
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pack (d) herd
31. 31.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) rise
32. 32.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyfully (b) joyful (c) enjoy (d) joyless
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) litter (b) pride (c) fleet (d) flock
34. 34.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) fleet (b) pride (c) flock (d) litter
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) gift – present (c) big – large (d) ill – sick
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) polite (c) early (d) selfish
39. 39.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) journey (c) answer (d) failure

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