Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 42 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
2. 2.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) generous – selfish (c) talk – speak (d) clever – smart
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) pencil (c) happiness (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) bunch (b) army (c) swarm (d) flock
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kitten
7. 7.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) chair (b) book (c) fall (d) pen
8. 8.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) son (d) uncle
9. 9.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tall (d) caring
10. 10.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) flowers (c) drops (d) pieces
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) piglet (d) kitten
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
13. 13.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) carefull (c) careful (d) carful
14. 14.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sailors (c) cows (d) grapes
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kid
16. 16.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) sell (b) open (c) paint (d) shut
17. 17.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) ate (c) threw (d) wore
18. 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
19. 19.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
20. 20.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) shoe (b) pen (c) bee (d) chair
21. 21.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) wrote (b) ate (c) drank (d) swam
22. 22.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) bored (c) worried (d) pleased
23. 23.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) eagle (d) ox
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – select
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
26. 26.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
27. 27.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) geese (c) keys (d) ships
28. 28.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) quick (b) bold (c) rich (d) timid
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) rough (b) honest (c) ancient (d) late
30. 30.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) frog
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) expensive (b) honest (c) brave (d) modern
32. 32.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) careless (c) patient (d) rude
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) fleet (b) herd (c) band (d) flock
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) win – lose (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) in – out
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) permanent (d) brave
37. 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
39. 39.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
40. 40.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) quietly (b) slowly (c) softly (d) loudly

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