Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 354 · 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 rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
2. 2.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) handbag (b) animal (c) umbrella (d) pencil
5. 5.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
7. 7.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindness (b) kinder (c) kindly (d) kindest
8. 8.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) fresh (c) tasty (d) salty
9. 9.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
10. 10.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
12. 12.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) sheep (d) lion
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) pride (b) herd (c) bunch (d) swarm
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) gang (b) fleet (c) pride (d) litter
15. 15.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopefull (c) hopeful (d) hoapful
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) win – lose
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
18. 18.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homeless (c) homely (d) homeward
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) blunt (b) modern (c) honest (d) early
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) tiny – little
21. 21.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quikly (c) quickley (d) quickly
22. 22.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) serious (b) bored (c) careless (d) lazy
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) bunch
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pride (d) colony
25. 25.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) headmaster (c) king (d) host
26. 26.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) sheep (d) keys
27. 27.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak
29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
30. 30.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
31. 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
32. 32.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
33. 33.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) pleased (b) bored (c) worried (d) angry
34. 34.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) short (c) rich (d) thin
35. 35.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beautifully (c) beauty (d) beautiful
36. 36.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runner (b) runnar (c) runnor (d) runer
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) bunch (b) army (c) flock (d) swarm
38. 38.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) rock (c) cloud (d) river
39. 39.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
40. 40.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) ate (c) painted (d) drank

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