Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 34 · 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.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) quickly (c) banana (d) firefly
3. 3.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) spill (b) save (c) heat (d) waste
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
6. 6.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
7. 7.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kid
9. 9.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) reject (b) sleep (c) carry (d) select
10. 10.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) start (b) shout (c) finish (d) choose
11. 11.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) judges (c) ships (d) cows
12. 12.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helper (b) helpfully (c) helpless (d) helpful
13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) window (d) profit
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
18. 18.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) ate (b) drank (c) swam (d) wrote
19. 19.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankless (b) thanking (c) thankful (d) thankfully
20. 20.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) angry (c) afraid (d) hungry
21. 21.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) kind (c) quiet (d) giant
22. 22.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) camels (b) bees (c) keys (d) ships
23. 23.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) clean (c) close (d) choose
24. 24.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) end
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) early (d) blunt
26. 26.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) milk (c) tree (d) shoe
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) present (b) ancient (c) polite (d) late
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) foolish (c) polite (d) brave
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) flock (b) herd (c) team (d) swarm
30. 30.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) tree (b) paper (c) milk (d) shoe
31. 31.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
32. 32.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) ox (c) eagle (d) owl
33. 33.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) kangaroo
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) tall – short
35. 35.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
36. 36.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) angrily (b) quickly (c) slowly (d) loudly
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) gift – present
38. 38.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) honest (d) greedy
40. 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-

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