Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 340 · 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.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) queen (b) mare (c) tigress (d) lioness
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) bunch
3. 3.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) quick (c) big (d) thin
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) bunch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) beautiful (c) homework (d) yellow
6. 6.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
7. 7.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) short (c) wide (d) dark
8. 8.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiness (b) happiest (c) happily (d) happier
9. 9.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
10. 10.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) friend (b) stranger (c) cousin (d) enemy
11. 11.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
12. 12.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) distell
13. 13.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
14. 14.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak
16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
18. 18.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) corn (d) shoe
19. 19.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) father
20. 20.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) hid (b) threw (c) wasted (d) shared
21. 21.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) shoe (b) fly (c) chair (d) pen
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
23. 23.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) stopped (c) ignored (d) helped
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) whisper (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) refuse
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) teacher (c) playground (d) happiness
27. 27.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) used (b) found (c) made (d) lost
28. 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
30. 30.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) cut (d) book
31. 31.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakness (b) weaker (c) weaken (d) weakly
32. 32.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) chair (d) milk
33. 33.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kid (d) owlet
35. 35.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkness (b) darken (c) darker (d) darkly
36. 36.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
37. 37.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) pieces (c) flowers (d) drops
38. 38.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) afraid (b) rich (c) hungry (d) angry
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) polite (c) early (d) modern

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