Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 370 · 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 word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) hungry (c) tired (d) glad
2. 2.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
3. 3.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) short (b) narrow (c) wide (d) dark
4. 4.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homely (c) homeward (d) homeless
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) lazy (c) cruel (d) wide
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
9. 9.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) cold (b) sweet (c) fresh (d) sour
10. 10.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) cows (d) grapes
11. 11.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) raining (b) singing (c) smiling (d) shining
12. 12.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) fast (c) quiet (d) loud
13. 13.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) sing (b) rest (c) rush (d) eat
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) float (c) arrive (d) lend
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) sunglasses (b) quickly (c) kitchen (d) happiness
16. 16.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) hero (b) king (c) god (d) prince
17. 17.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) brow (d) milk
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) in – out (c) cold – chilly (d) buy – sell
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
21. 21.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) sick (b) brave (c) well (d) kind
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
23. 23.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) rude (b) polite (c) lazy (d) greedy
24. 24.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) short (b) thin (c) rich (d) fat
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) tadpole (d) lamb
26. 26.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) easy (b) sweet (c) hard (d) early
27. 27.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) glad – happy
29. 29.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) quiet (c) generous (d) rude
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) flight
32. 32.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) dull (c) dark (d) bright
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) gift – present
35. 35.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driving (b) drove (c) drives (d) driver
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) pride (d) flock
38. 38.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happily (b) happiest (c) happiness (d) happier
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) tomato (c) popcorn (d) pencil
40. 40.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow

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