Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 327 · 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: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) eaglet
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) rich (b) honest (c) deep (d) early
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) caterpillar (c) kitten (d) cub
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) export (d) sink
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) umbrella (c) running (d) pancake
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
8. 8.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) wolves (b) ships (c) cows (d) flowers
9. 9.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) bees (d) judges
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) polite (c) modern (d) early
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) foal (c) kid (d) cub
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
13. 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
15. 15.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) taught (b) teacher (c) teaching (d) teachable
16. 16.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) angry (c) delighted (d) sleepy
17. 17.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) under (c) behind (d) above
18. 18.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) wolves (d) lions
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) herd
20. 20.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) horse
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) bedroom (c) quickly (d) elephant
22. 22.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) drank (b) painted (c) threw (d) ate
23. 23.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
24. 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
25. 25.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) loud (d) rowdy
26. 26.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) reread (d) unread
27. 27.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
28. 28.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
29. 29.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) flew (b) slept (c) swam (d) barked
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
31. 31.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) caravan (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) swarm
33. 33.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
34. 34.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
35. 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) refuse (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) whisper
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) rich (c) quiet (d) ancient
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) popcorn (d) quickly
40. 40.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) bull (c) tiger (d) lion

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