Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 341 · 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) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) wet – dry (d) quick – slow
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) cold – hot
3. 3.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) chilly (d) wet
4. 4.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
5. 5.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) feared (c) lost (d) won
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
7. 7.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) raining (b) shining (c) singing (d) smiling
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) shout (c) borrow (d) decrease
11. 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
12. 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) elephant (c) sunglasses (d) animal
14. 14.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) modern (b) invisible (c) ancient (d) polite
16. 16.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
17. 17.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) lion (b) ram (c) bull (d) horse
18. 18.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) aunt (d) princess
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) elephant (c) airport (d) animal
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) snowman (c) quickly (d) beautiful
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) modern (c) early (d) minimum
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
26. 26.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) prince (c) god (d) hero
27. 27.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) fresh (c) tired (d) cold
28. 28.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) light (d) pen
29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) running (c) headache (d) elephant
31. 31.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
32. 32.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) start (b) shout (c) choose (d) finish
33. 33.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) short (c) rich (d) thin
34. 34.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) ants (d) cows
35. 35.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) thin (c) sad (d) quick
36. 36.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) usless (c) useless (d) useles
37. 37.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) dull (b) boring (c) interesting (d) heavy
38. 38.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
39. 39.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) beautiful (c) kitchen (d) bedroom

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