Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 414 · 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.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) sister (d) niece
2. 2.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) sailors (d) cows
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) colony (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) pancake (c) animal (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) misfair
7. 7.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) luckyly (c) lukily (d) luckily
8. 8.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) keys (d) dancers
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) victory (c) minimum (d) early
10. 10.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) frog (c) deer (d) hen
11. 11.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) musicians (d) ships
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) flock (b) swarm (c) herd (d) team
14. 14.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
15. 15.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) thieves
16. 16.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
17. 17.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
18. 18.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) easy (b) rich (c) tall (d) difficult
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) troop
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) tiny – little
21. 21.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) aunt (d) duchess
22. 22.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) not open (d) open before
23. 23.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) nephew
24. 24.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) gosling
26. 26.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
27. 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) diswell
28. 28.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
29. 29.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) river (b) shout (c) present (d) smile
30. 30.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoping (b) hopeless (c) hopeful (d) hoped
31. 31.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) niece (d) aunt
32. 32.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) brave (b) careless (c) scared (d) lazy
33. 33.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carful (b) careful (c) carefull (d) caerful
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) guilty (b) brave (c) early (d) modern
35. 35.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) rise (d) milk
36. 36.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
39. 39.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) finish (c) choose (d) start
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) fleet (b) flock (c) swarm (d) pride

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