Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 328 · 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: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) selfish (b) helpful (c) lazy (d) rude
2. 2.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) monkeys
3. 3.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) judges (b) bees (c) cows (d) ships
4. 4.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendless (b) friendly (c) friends (d) friendship
5. 5.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) unhappy (b) happily (c) happier (d) happiness
6. 6.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) queen (d) grandmother
7. 7.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) noisy (c) quiet (d) silent
8. 8.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyful (b) joyfel (c) joiful (d) joyfull
9. 9.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
10. 10.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
11. 11.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindness (b) kindest (c) kinder (d) kindly
12. 12.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hopeful (c) hoping (d) hopeless
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
14. 14.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) tree (d) book
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) flock (b) herd (c) band (d) fleet
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) running (c) railway (d) yellow
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) early (c) cowardly (d) honest
18. 18.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) won (b) missed (c) lost (d) feared
19. 19.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) polite (b) selfish (c) brave (d) early
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pod
22. 22.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoper (b) shopor (c) shopper (d) shoppar
23. 23.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
24. 24.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) repair (b) laugh (c) choose (d) break
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) calf (d) kitten
26. 26.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) princess (b) duchess (c) empress (d) queen
27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
28. 28.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
29. 29.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) funny (c) boring (d) sad
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) cub (c) lamb (d) chick
31. 31.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick
33. 33.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – reject (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – select
35. 35.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) light
36. 36.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) herd (b) troop (c) fleet (d) swarm
38. 38.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankfully (b) thanking (c) thankless (d) thankful
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) happy – sad
40. 40.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) musicians (c) cows (d) ships

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