Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 36 · 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 farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) toothbrush (b) pencil (c) yellow (d) happiness
3. 3.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) tree (b) cut (c) book (d) milk
4. 4.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) sorry (b) glad (c) afraid (d) angry
5. 5.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) sister (d) wife
6. 6.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpless
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) swarm (b) pride (c) bunch (d) herd
8. 8.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) fast (b) quiet (c) rich (d) ill
9. 9.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) stopped (c) ignored (d) helped
10. 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
11. 11.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) small (b) tall (c) huge (d) heavy
12. 12.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) mischievous (b) tall (c) quiet (d) obedient
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) quick (b) honest (c) heavy (d) rude
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) generous (b) honest (c) visible (d) early
15. 15.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
16. 16.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wondreful (b) wonderful (c) wonderfel (d) wonderfull
17. 17.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
18. 18.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) thinner (b) softer (c) smaller (d) bigger
19. 19.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) herd (b) flock (c) fleet (d) band
24. 24.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) braver (b) bravest (c) bravely (d) bravery
25. 25.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) keys (c) sheep (d) ships
26. 26.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softness (b) softly (c) softer (d) soften
27. 27.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darknes (b) darkeness (c) darckness (d) darkness
28. 28.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) fresh (b) cold (c) sour (d) sweet
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) teacher (c) banana (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) grandmother (b) elephant (c) quickly (d) beautiful
32. 32.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
35. 35.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
36. 36.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) grapes (d) bees
37. 37.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
38. 38.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ants (c) grapes (d) ships
39. 39.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) duck (b) mare (c) hen (d) peahen
40. 40.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair

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