Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 357 · 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: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
2. 2.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
3. 3.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) close (c) smile (d) clean
4. 4.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
5. 5.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) bees (c) lions (d) sailors
6. 6.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) cat (d) duck
7. 7.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teaching (b) taught (c) teachable (d) teacher
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) gift – river (c) open – shut (d) up – down
9. 9.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) easy (b) kind (c) wet (d) difficult
10. 10.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
11. 11.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) goat (d) hen
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) fleet (b) pride (c) gang (d) litter
13. 13.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) loud (b) soft (c) sweet (d) quiet
14. 14.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) soften (b) softer (c) softness (d) softly
15. 15.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) swam (b) slept (c) barked (d) flew
16. 16.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) day – night (d) friend – pal
19. 19.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) hear (d) speak
20. 20.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) frog
21. 21.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ful
22. 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
23. 23.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) louder (b) loudest (c) loudness (d) loudly
24. 24.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) burn (b) waste (c) save (d) spill
25. 25.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) grapes (c) soldiers (d) ships
26. 26.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) miskind
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) polite (b) lazy (c) dishonest (d) brave
28. 28.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) delighted (b) proud (c) bored (d) frightened
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) brave (c) honest (d) natural
31. 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
33. 33.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) sink (b) borrow (c) exclude (d) arrive
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) angry (c) wet (d) modern
36. 36.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) angry (b) sorry (c) glad (d) afraid
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
38. 38.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) husband (b) nephew (c) son (d) uncle
39. 39.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happiness (b) happieness (c) happyness (d) happines
40. 40.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) bees (d) grapes

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