Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 332 · 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: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) selfish (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) generous
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) opaque (b) ancient (c) polite (d) generous
3. 3.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) giant (b) quiet (c) kind (d) tiny
4. 4.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfel (b) playful (c) playfull (d) plaiful
5. 5.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
6. 6.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) ships (c) keys (d) cows
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) animal (c) eyebrow (d) umbrella
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) eaglet (d) cub
12. 12.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) swam (b) barked (c) slept (d) flew
13. 13.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
14. 14.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) wore (c) ate (d) threw
15. 15.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) tree (b) bag (c) rice (d) milk
16. 16.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
17. 17.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) refair
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) ill – sick (d) big – large
19. 19.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) small (b) big (c) loud (d) kind
20. 20.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friends (c) friendly (d) friendless
21. 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
22. 22.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) lazy (b) kind (c) loud (d) busy
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
24. 24.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
25. 25.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) pen (b) work (c) cup (d) tree
26. 26.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) mother
27. 27.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) slim (b) tall (c) fat (d) quick
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) happy – glad (d) mend – repair
29. 29.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) cheap (b) honest (c) polite (d) early
31. 31.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) bored (b) serious (c) lazy (d) careless
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) elephant (c) jellyfish (d) teacher
34. 34.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painter (b) painted (c) painful (d) painless
35. 35.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankful (c) thankfully (d) thankless
36. 36.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) failure (b) question (c) journey (d) answer
38. 38.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
39. 39.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) river (c) shout (d) smile
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait

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