Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 337 · 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.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) jellyfish (b) umbrella (c) yellow (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) wet (c) modern (d) tiny
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
5. 5.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farming (b) farmer (c) farmed (d) farmland
6. 6.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sicker (b) sicken (c) sickness (d) sickly
7. 7.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runner (b) runnor (c) runnar (d) runer
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kitten
9. 9.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) rise (d) chair
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) bunch
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – small (c) big – large (d) hot – cold
12. 12.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) kind (b) well (c) brave (d) sick
13. 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
15. 15.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) ox (d) owl
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) pride (b) gang (c) litter (d) fleet
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) cupboard (c) elephant (d) kitchen
18. 18.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) camels (d) keys
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
20. 20.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
21. 21.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) tiger (d) king
22. 22.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common before
23. 23.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) patient (c) angry (d) rude
24. 24.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) rich (c) hungry (d) afraid
25. 25.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) geese (d) keys
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) airport (d) quickly
27. 27.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) drove (b) missed (c) caught (d) washed
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
29. 29.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) lions (d) grapes
30. 30.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) side (b) pen (c) tree (d) milk
31. 31.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) castle (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
32. 32.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) milk (d) end
33. 33.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) husband (d) son
34. 34.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) cook (b) paint (c) wear (d) brush
35. 35.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) early (c) wide (d) modern
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
39. 39.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) one (d) pen
40. 40.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) swan (b) cat (c) cow (d) horse

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