Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 38 · 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: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
2. 2.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleepy (b) sleeper (c) sleepless (d) sleeping
3. 3.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) tree (b) glasses (c) milk (d) pen
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) ancient (d) temporary
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
6. 6.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) untell (d) mistell
7. 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) wise (b) rich (c) modern (d) early
9. 9.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
10. 10.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
11. 11.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) tree (b) paper (c) milk (d) shoe
12. 12.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) sleepy (c) delighted (d) angry
13. 13.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) empty (b) quick (c) heavy (d) kind
14. 14.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
15. 15.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
16. 16.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) preplace (d) unplace
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) wet (c) tall (d) polite
18. 18.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) lukily (b) luckilly (c) luckyly (d) luckily
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) troop
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
21. 21.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) horse (d) chair
22. 22.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
23. 23.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
25. 25.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playful (b) playfull (c) playfel (d) plaiful
26. 26.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) tired (c) fresh (d) cold
27. 27.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) busy (c) clever (d) poor
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
29. 29.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) rides (b) reads (c) throws (d) eats
30. 30.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) prince (c) king (d) uncle
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – large (c) fast – slow (d) big – small
32. 32.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
33. 33.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) board (d) tree
34. 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) cub
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) old – new
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
38. 38.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) unplay (d) misplay
39. 39.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) lazy (b) tall (c) rude (d) caring
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) victory – win

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