Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 434 · 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.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
3. 3.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) kite (c) shoes (d) medicine
4. 4.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
5. 5.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
6. 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
7. 7.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) girl (c) wife (d) aunt
8. 8.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
9. 9.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
13. 13.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) gift (c) end (d) jump
14. 14.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) inside (b) deep (c) under (d) high
15. 15.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) found (b) made (c) lost (d) used
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
17. 17.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
18. 18.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
19. 19.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) dark (b) hot (c) gentle (d) cold
20. 20.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowly (b) slower (c) slowness (d) slowest
21. 21.Which word means “without care”? (a) careful (b) carefully (c) careless (d) carer
22. 22.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) swarm (b) herd (c) flock (d) team
25. 25.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) fall (c) chair (d) pen
26. 26.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) thieves (c) ships (d) cows
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) swarm
28. 28.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachor (b) teachere (c) teachar (d) teacher
29. 29.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
30. 30.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) glasses (d) milk
31. 31.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) brood (c) fleet (d) swarm
33. 33.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) owl (d) ant
34. 34.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) frog
35. 35.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) peahen (c) mare (d) ewe
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) sunrise (b) pencil (c) kitchen (d) beautiful
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
38. 38.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) keys (c) bees (d) cows
39. 39.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -less
40. 40.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) dirty (c) clean (d) muddy

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