Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 422 · 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 is a compound word? (a) sunglasses (b) elephant (c) animal (d) running
2. 2.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
3. 3.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) stairs (b) cows (c) grapes (d) lions
4. 4.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carefully (b) careful (c) carer (d) careless
5. 5.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) glasses
6. 6.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
7. 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
8. 8.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) woman (c) niece (d) aunt
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) inferior (b) early (c) polite (d) ancient
10. 10.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
11. 11.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) break (b) laugh (c) choose (d) fix
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) cold – chilly
13. 13.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) clean (b) close (c) choose (d) smile
14. 14.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) bull (d) ram
15. 15.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) teacher (b) pal (c) enemy (d) stranger
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) duckling (c) foal (d) cub
17. 17.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) bunch
20. 20.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darknes (b) darkeness (c) darkness (d) darckness
21. 21.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) fall (b) chair (c) book (d) pen
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) buy – sell
23. 23.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) cheered (b) slept (c) whispered (d) cried
24. 24.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) relead
25. 25.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
26. 26.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
27. 27.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
28. 28.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) keys (d) people
29. 29.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) jump – leap (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
31. 31.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
32. 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
33. 33.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peacefully (b) peacemaker (c) peaces (d) peaceful
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
35. 35.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flows (b) sleeps (c) flies (d) jumps
36. 36.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) awake (d) late
37. 37.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) tall (b) busy (c) shy (d) brave
38. 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) miswrite
39. 39.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) cold (b) hot (c) sunny (d) dry
40. 40.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) actor (b) host (c) waiter (d) hero

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