Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 362 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) sunset (b) roof (c) journey (d) answer
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) beautiful (c) firefly (d) happiness
6. 6.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) colony
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bunch (d) swarm
9. 9.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
10. 10.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happly (c) happiely (d) happyly
11. 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) push – pull (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) sunrise (b) kitchen (c) happiness (d) beautiful
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
16. 16.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) fish (b) pen (c) milk (d) chair
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
19. 19.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) milk (d) end
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) victory (c) modern (d) minimum
21. 21.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) rock (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) ships (d) cows
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) angry (c) wet (d) modern
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) question (c) victory (d) minority
25. 25.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) sticks (c) ships (d) puppies
26. 26.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) grapes (d) sailors
27. 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) miswell (d) unwell
28. 28.Which word means “without care”? (a) carer (b) carefully (c) careless (d) careful
29. 29.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) chair (b) fish (c) milk (d) pen
30. 30.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) rain (b) shelf (c) milk (d) sun
31. 31.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) pride (b) litter (c) crowd (d) fleet
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kid (d) cub
34. 34.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) patient (b) angry (c) careless (d) rude
35. 35.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teaching (b) teachable (c) teacher (d) taught
36. 36.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadeness (b) sadnes (c) sadness (d) saddness
37. 37.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
38. 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
39. 39.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) book (d) cut
40. 40.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) worried (b) proud (c) delighted (d) excited

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