Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 322 · 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: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) big – large (d) deep – shallow
3. 3.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) queen (c) bride (d) aunt
4. 4.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diger (b) diggar (c) digger (d) diggor
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) expensive (d) honest
6. 6.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
7. 7.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
8. 8.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) teacher (c) playground (d) elephant
11. 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
13. 13.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) cows (c) ships (d) sticks
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) yell – shout
15. 15.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
16. 16.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
17. 17.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) pal (c) teacher (d) enemy
18. 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) include (d) accept
20. 20.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
21. 21.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
22. 22.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) grapes (d) stairs
23. 23.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) smile (c) siren (d) story
24. 24.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) fearless (c) feared (d) fearfully
25. 25.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darckness (b) darkness (c) darknes (d) darkeness
26. 26.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) froze (c) melted (d) grew
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
28. 28.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) chilly
29. 29.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) plants (b) paints (c) cooks (d) reads
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) happiness (c) elephant (d) kitchen
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) loss (c) roof (d) question
32. 32.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) wash (b) paint (c) clap (d) hide
33. 33.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) colony
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) gosling (d) kid
37. 37.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) sheep (d) lions
38. 38.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) proud (c) delighted (d) worried
39. 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
40. 40.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before

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