Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 320 · 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.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) wolves (b) cows (c) ships (d) flowers
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) gift – present (d) up – down
4. 4.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) quick (b) slim (c) tall (d) fat
5. 5.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cat (c) hen (d) frog
6. 6.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) patient (b) angry (c) careless (d) rude
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) grandmother (c) running (d) beautiful
8. 8.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
9. 9.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
10. 10.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) flock (b) herd (c) crew (d) bunch
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) roof (b) villain (c) question (d) journey
13. 13.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) unpay
14. 14.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) found (b) used (c) made (d) lost
15. 15.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ate (b) ran (c) sang (d) waited
16. 16.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singing (b) sang (c) songs (d) singer
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) fleet (b) colony (c) pride (d) herd
18. 18.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) big (c) thin (d) sad
19. 19.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
20. 20.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) end (b) jump (c) start (d) gift
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) cowardly (b) clever (c) honest (d) early
22. 22.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) wet (b) dry (c) cold (d) fast
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) army
24. 24.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) nun (b) queen (c) aunt (d) bride
25. 25.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) son
26. 26.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) husband
27. 27.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) lioness (c) mare (d) tigress
28. 28.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
29. 29.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silliness (b) sillyness (c) silines (d) sillines
30. 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
31. 31.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
32. 32.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
33. 33.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) father (b) uncle (c) son (d) brother
34. 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
35. 35.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) quiet (b) calm (c) noisy (d) silent
36. 36.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) musicians (c) ships (d) keys
37. 37.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) rich (b) kind (c) poor (d) tall
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) kitchen (c) tomato (d) sunglasses
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) animal (c) elephant (d) eyebrow
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) cupboard (c) teacher (d) kitchen

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