Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 384 · 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.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) honest (d) rude
2. 2.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpful (b) helpfully (c) helpless (d) helper
3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kid
5. 5.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) crawl (b) sleep (c) sing (d) jump
6. 6.Which word means “without care”? (a) careless (b) carefully (c) careful (d) carer
7. 7.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painless (b) painfully (c) painful (d) painter
8. 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
9. 9.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazily (b) laziest (c) lazier (d) laziness
10. 10.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) kind (b) sick (c) well (d) brave
11. 11.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) ignored (b) stopped (c) refused (d) helped
12. 12.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) pride (b) bunch (c) flock (d) herd
14. 14.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) sing (c) eat (d) rush
15. 15.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) river (b) smile (c) shout (d) present
16. 16.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quikly (c) quickley (d) quickly
17. 17.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
18. 18.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) king (c) lion (d) horse
19. 19.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
20. 20.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) poured (b) boiled (c) fried (d) chopped
21. 21.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) increase (c) arrive (d) float
25. 25.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) eggs (c) lions (d) ships
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) profit (d) window
27. 27.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) ate (b) drank (c) swam (d) wrote
28. 28.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) start (c) finish (d) choose
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) flat (b) short (c) tiny (d) tall
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) swarm (b) class (c) fleet (d) herd
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) old – new
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) bunch
33. 33.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) bakeer (c) baker (d) bakor
34. 34.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hoping (b) hopefully (c) hopeful (d) hopeless
35. 35.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) singers (c) sticks (d) puppies
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pride (b) pod (c) bunch (d) swarm
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) pride (b) swarm (c) flock (d) bunch
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) deep (c) rich (d) early
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) ill – sick

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