Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 378 · 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) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
2. 2.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) cabinet (b) swarm (c) flock (d) herd
4. 4.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendly (b) friends (c) friendless (d) friendship
5. 5.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ness
6. 6.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) pen (b) ache (c) tree (d) milk
7. 7.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
8. 8.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) horse (c) king (d) lion
9. 9.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) tired (b) fresh (c) cold (d) asleep
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
11. 11.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindeness (c) kindnes (d) kindniss
12. 12.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) sheep (c) hen (d) cat
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) decrease (b) accept (c) borrow (d) shout
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) generous (b) early (c) visible (d) honest
16. 16.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) glasses
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
18. 18.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) tree (b) room (c) shoe (d) milk
19. 19.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) careful (b) caerful (c) carful (d) carefull
20. 20.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) kind (b) poor (c) rich (d) tall
21. 21.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) wide (c) clear (d) crowded
22. 22.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) flock (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) pack
24. 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well again (d) well wrongly
25. 25.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drives (b) driving (c) drove (d) driver
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) modern (b) absent (c) honest (d) early
27. 27.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) mother (d) chair
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
30. 30.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) wore (b) drank (c) threw (d) ate
31. 31.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) soldiers (b) keys (c) ships (d) grapes
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
33. 33.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) duck (c) hen (d) frog
34. 34.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) rude (b) angry (c) careless (d) patient
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) sunrise (c) animal (d) yellow
36. 36.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) sister (d) aunt
37. 37.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) shoe (b) chair (c) bee (d) pen
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) bunch
39. 39.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) milk (b) cup (c) pen (d) fly
40. 40.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) prejoin (d) disjoin

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