Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 426 · 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) animal (b) yellow (c) sunglasses (d) quickly
2. 2.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) fat (b) quick (c) tall (d) slim
3. 3.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
4. 4.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) mother (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
6. 6.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) wide (b) short (c) dark (d) narrow
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
8. 8.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) polite (c) lazy (d) wet
10. 10.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) made (b) lost (c) used (d) found
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) arrive (c) float (d) increase
12. 12.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) interesting (b) heavy (c) boring (d) dull
13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) tiny – little
15. 15.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) whisper (d) shout
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) umbrella (d) playground
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) herd (c) colony (d) fleet
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
19. 19.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) branches (c) seeds (d) fruits
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) yellow (c) happiness (d) starfish
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) flock (d) pride
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) beautiful (c) cupboard (d) happiness
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
24. 24.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) piglet (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) gosling (d) calf
27. 27.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) kitten (c) cub (d) foal
29. 29.Which word means “without end”? (a) ending (b) endings (c) endless (d) ended
30. 30.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write before (d) write again
31. 31.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) leaf (c) sand (d) stone
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) beautiful (d) toothpaste
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) dark (b) cold (c) hot (d) gentle
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
35. 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
36. 36.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) noisy (c) silent (d) quiet
37. 37.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
38. 38.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
39. 39.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) breaks (b) hides (c) cleans (d) dirties
40. 40.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) their (c) they're

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