Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 424 · 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.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) work (d) cup
2. 2.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) delighted (c) sleepy (d) angry
3. 3.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painful (b) painter (c) painless (d) painfully
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) swarm (b) pride (c) bunch (d) herd
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) sharp (b) late (c) polite (d) ancient
8. 8.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadness (b) sadnes (c) saddness (d) sadeness
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) fleet
10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
11. 11.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) missed (c) won (d) lost
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win
13. 13.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) paints (b) reads (c) cooks (d) plants
14. 14.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) ants (c) cows (d) grapes
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) caterpillar (d) kitten
16. 16.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) niece (d) aunt
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – brave (c) scared – afraid (d) in – out
18. 18.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
19. 19.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) mother (d) sister
20. 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
21. 21.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) slept (c) flew (d) boiled
22. 22.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) ate (c) ran (d) waited
23. 23.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) rainbow (c) tomato (d) running
25. 25.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) ships (c) puppies (d) sticks
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) pride (b) flock (c) swarm (d) bunch
27. 27.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) not hear
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) doorbell (c) animal (d) teacher
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) running (c) yellow (d) classroom
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) temporary (d) ancient
32. 32.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
33. 33.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) river (c) rock (d) cloud
34. 34.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
35. 35.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ness
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
37. 37.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) heroine (d) hostess
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
39. 39.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) small (b) empty (c) light (d) heavy
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) flock (b) litter (c) fleet (d) pride

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