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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 420 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) tree
  2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) public (c) polite (d) ancient
  3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
  4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
  5. 5.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) woman (d) aunt
  6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) win – lose (c) mend – break (d) come – go
  7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) hot – cold (c) up – down (d) stone – rock
  8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  10. 10.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flies (b) jumps (c) sleeps (d) flows
  11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) fleet (c) troop (d) bunch
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
  14. 14.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) cup (b) chair (c) pen (d) man
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) husband (b) son (c) uncle (d) nephew
  16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
  17. 17.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
  18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
  19. 19.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) clear (b) wide (c) empty (d) crowded
  20. 20.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) sink (d) exclude
  22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
  23. 23.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) finish (b) begin (c) smile (d) shout
  25. 25.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) ignored (c) stopped (d) helped
  26. 26.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hopeless (c) hoped (d) hoping
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) cows (c) ships (d) grapes
  28. 28.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopefull (c) hopeful (d) hoapful
  29. 29.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) not play
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) chick (d) kid
  31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) wide (b) cruel (c) lazy (d) ancient
  32. 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
  33. 33.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) flew (b) swam (c) barked (d) slept
  34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) shut – close
  35. 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) peahen (c) mare (d) duck
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
  38. 38.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) paints (b) plants (c) reads (d) cooks
  39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) lazy (c) rude (d) greedy
  40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) clever – smart

Answer key

  1. chair
  2. public
  3. herd
  4. ancient – modern
  5. woman
  6. mend – repair
  7. stone – rock
  8. brave – cowardly
  9. hour
  10. flows
  11. troop
  12. sea
  13. calf
  14. man
  15. husband
  16. herd
  17. -ness
  18. victory – defeat
  19. crowded
  20. lead wrongly
  21. exclude
  22. begin – start
  23. understand wrongly
  24. finish
  25. helped
  26. hopeless
  27. thieves
  28. hopeful
  29. play again
  30. lamb
  31. cruel
  32. judge before
  33. slept
  34. wise – foolish
  35. un-
  36. peahen
  37. calf
  38. plants
  39. honest
  40. generous – selfish

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