Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 369 · 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 ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
2. 2.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) under (b) deep (c) high (d) inside
3. 3.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
4. 4.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) pen (b) bee (c) chair (d) shoe
5. 5.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkness (b) darkeness (c) darknes (d) darckness
6. 6.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) window (d) hero
8. 8.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) swan (b) cat (c) cow (d) horse
9. 9.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) fish (d) ships
10. 10.Which word means “without help”? (a) helper (b) helpful (c) helping (d) helpless
11. 11.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) bored (c) angry (d) delighted
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) laugh (b) borrow (c) depart (d) accept
14. 14.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) noisy (b) quick (c) silent (d) angry
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) newspaper (b) quickly (c) animal (d) tomato
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) gift – river
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) homework (b) beautiful (c) pencil (d) animal
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) come – go
20. 20.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) tree (b) room (c) shoe (d) milk
21. 21.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) refill
22. 22.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) float (c) borrow (d) arrive
24. 24.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) gift – present (d) end – finish
26. 26.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
28. 28.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
29. 29.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) grapes (d) cows
30. 30.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driver (b) drove (c) drives (d) driving
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) polite (c) modern (d) smooth
33. 33.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) two (c) to
34. 34.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) rude (b) selfish (c) lazy (d) helpful
35. 35.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) paste (d) tree
36. 36.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) swarm (b) herd (c) pride (d) bunch
38. 38.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) keys (c) ships (d) camels
39. 39.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) tree (c) milk (d) shoe
40. 40.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) late (c) empty (d) right

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