Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 334 · 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.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) ache (b) milk (c) pen (d) tree
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) modern (b) wet (c) angry (d) tiny
3. 3.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) way
4. 4.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) beautiful (c) animal (d) pancake
6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
7. 7.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) wife (b) niece (c) daughter (d) aunt
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
9. 9.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
10. 10.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) threw (b) wore (c) ate (d) drank
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) herd (b) swarm (c) flock (d) cabinet
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) clever – smart (c) below – under (d) talk – speak
13. 13.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) finish (b) begin (c) shout (d) smile
14. 14.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) noisy (d) silent
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
16. 16.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playing (b) played (c) playful (d) player
17. 17.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) wolves (d) grapes
18. 18.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) funny (b) scary (c) boring (d) sad
19. 19.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) helped (b) stopped (c) refused (d) ignored
20. 20.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) tree (b) bag (c) milk (d) rice
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
22. 22.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hopeless (c) hopefully (d) hoping
23. 23.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) pen (c) ball (d) rice
24. 24.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
25. 25.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) grapes (d) lions
26. 26.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) brother (d) uncle
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) yell – shout
28. 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
29. 29.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) muddy (b) dark (c) clean (d) dirty
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) bunch
31. 31.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) keys (d) sheep
32. 32.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
33. 33.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teaching (b) taught (c) teachable (d) teacher
34. 34.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pityful (b) pitifull (c) pittiful (d) pitiful
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) sing (b) float (c) borrow (d) arrive
36. 36.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) decrease (d) accept
38. 38.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) quietly (b) loudly (c) slowly (d) softly
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) question (d) loss
40. 40.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair

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