Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 409 · 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: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
2. 2.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) defeat (c) journey (d) question
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) bunch
5. 5.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quikly (b) quickely (c) quickley (d) quickly
6. 6.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
7. 7.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) ships (c) grapes (d) cows
8. 8.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
10. 10.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) wheelchair (d) happiness
12. 12.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) fleet
14. 14.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
15. 15.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravest (b) braver (c) bravely (d) bravery
16. 16.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) hen (c) deer (d) frog
17. 17.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
18. 18.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) short (b) full (c) tired (d) empty
19. 19.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) travel (b) answer (c) smile (d) ask
20. 20.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happiness (c) happieness (d) happines
21. 21.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) short (b) wide (c) dark (d) narrow
22. 22.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) sailors (c) lions (d) grapes
23. 23.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) cup (d) ground
24. 24.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
27. 27.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) uncle (d) prince
28. 28.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) depart (b) laugh (c) accept (d) borrow
30. 30.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) bees (c) sailors (d) lions
31. 31.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) dog
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) below – under (c) clever – smart (d) talk – speak
33. 33.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) end – finish
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) elephant (c) starfish (d) kitchen
36. 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) reallow
37. 37.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) actor (d) host
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pack (d) bunch
40. 40.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly

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