Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 346 · 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 word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) journey (c) late (d) maximum
2. 2.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
3. 3.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) dirties (b) hides (c) breaks (d) cleans
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) modern (d) permanent
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
6. 6.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) bow (b) chair (c) milk (d) pen
7. 7.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
8. 8.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) deer (c) duck (d) frog
9. 9.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) goddess (b) princess (c) queen (d) hostess
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) happiness (c) beautiful (d) classroom
12. 12.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) niece (c) aunt (d) queen
13. 13.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) above (c) behind (d) under
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
16. 16.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) waited (b) ate (c) sang (d) ran
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) invisible (c) polite (d) modern
18. 18.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) unlocked (b) painted (c) ate (d) cooked
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) bench (c) flock (d) swarm
20. 20.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) cold (b) hot (c) dark (d) gentle
21. 21.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) sunny (b) hot (c) cold (d) dry
22. 22.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
23. 23.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beautiful (c) beautifully (d) beauty
24. 24.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) busy (b) brave (c) tall (d) shy
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) fleet (b) gang (c) litter (d) pride
26. 26.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) daughter (c) niece (d) sister
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) humble (c) modern (d) early
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
29. 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
30. 30.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) lion (c) peacock (d) bull
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
32. 32.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
33. 33.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) respell (d) misspell
34. 34.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) tall (b) mischievous (c) quiet (d) obedient
35. 35.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
36. 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) miswell (d) unwell
37. 37.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
38. 38.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) colony
40. 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) preread (c) disread (d) misread

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