Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 436 · 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 word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
2. 2.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
3. 3.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) cut (b) book (c) tree (d) milk
4. 4.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) sing
6. 6.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) yell (c) whisper (d) smile
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) troop (d) herd
8. 8.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) bridegroom (d) uncle
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
10. 10.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) short (c) dark (d) wide
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) rude (b) generous (c) quiet (d) lazy
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) flock
13. 13.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpful (b) helpfully (c) helpless (d) helper
14. 14.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) smile (b) present (c) river (d) shout
15. 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) question (c) journey (d) victory
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) caravan
18. 18.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) delighted (b) proud (c) bored (d) frightened
19. 19.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) wolves (c) ships (d) lions
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) fleet (b) class (c) swarm (d) herd
21. 21.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) glasses (b) pen (c) tree (d) milk
22. 22.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) finish (c) shout (d) begin
23. 23.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) flew (c) slept (d) boiled
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
25. 25.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) people (d) keys
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
27. 27.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
28. 28.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happily (b) unhappy (c) happier (d) happiness
29. 29.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
33. 33.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pride (b) herd (c) pod (d) swarm
35. 35.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) fly (d) cup
36. 36.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) host (c) headmaster (d) uncle
37. 37.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) aunt (d) princess
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
39. 39.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
40. 40.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playing (b) player (c) playful (d) played

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