Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 383 · 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 synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) flock (d) pride
3. 3.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
6. 6.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) woman (d) queen
7. 7.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
8. 8.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) proud (b) lazy (c) tired (d) scared
9. 9.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) brave – bold
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) sunflower (c) beautiful (d) happiness
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) homework (c) beautiful (d) running
13. 13.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) tree (b) rice (c) man (d) milk
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) fleet (b) crowd (c) pride (d) litter
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) banana (c) teacher (d) snowman
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) flock (d) pack
17. 17.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
18. 18.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) sky (b) river (c) street (d) house
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) swarm (b) clutch (c) herd (d) fleet
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
21. 21.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) milk (b) thing (c) tree (d) pen
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
24. 24.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) scared (d) brave
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) artificial (b) generous (c) polite (d) modern
26. 26.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) tired (b) awake (c) lively (d) fresh
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) swarm (b) flock (c) army (d) bunch
28. 28.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
29. 29.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) sorry (b) afraid (c) glad (d) angry
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) answer (b) window (c) hero (d) journey
32. 32.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) duck (c) cat (d) cow
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
34. 34.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) rich (b) easy (c) tall (d) difficult
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) yellow (d) pancake
36. 36.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) bored (b) proud (c) frightened (d) delighted
37. 37.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) ate (c) painted (d) drank
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) newspaper (b) animal (c) beautiful (d) banana
39. 39.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
40. 40.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) rice (b) chair (c) milk (d) shore

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