Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 349 · 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: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
3. 3.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) open – shut (c) gift – river (d) up – down
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) big – large
6. 6.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) pig (c) cat (d) frog
7. 7.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
8. 8.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
9. 9.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
10. 10.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) dancers (d) keys
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
12. 12.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) easy (c) difficult (d) wet
13. 13.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dirty (b) muddy (c) clean (d) dark
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) fast – quick
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) classroom (c) umbrella (d) tomato
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) cub (d) foal
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) herd (d) swarm
19. 19.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) quick (b) rich (c) tall (d) unhappy
20. 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) mishear
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
22. 22.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -er
23. 23.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
25. 25.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
26. 26.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
27. 27.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
28. 28.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) question (b) entrance (c) window (d) journey
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) beautiful (c) starfish (d) running
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) chick (d) cub
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) journey (c) maximum (d) late
33. 33.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) pen (b) man (c) chair (d) cup
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) arrive (c) increase (d) float
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) army (b) flock (c) bunch (d) swarm
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) gosling (d) cub
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) kind (b) generous (c) honest (d) greedy
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) rich – wealthy (d) hard – soft
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) fleet (b) flock (c) bunch (d) troop

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