Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 439 · 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: under + ___ (a) milk (b) ground (c) chair (d) pen
2. 2.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) unwrite
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
4. 4.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) nephew (b) bridegroom (c) king (d) uncle
5. 5.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindly (b) kindest (c) kindness (d) kinder
6. 6.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) yellow (d) snowman
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
9. 9.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
10. 10.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sour (b) fresh (c) cold (d) sweet
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) decrease (b) shout (c) accept (d) borrow
12. 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
13. 13.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) duck (c) hen (d) mare
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) cupboard (b) tomato (c) animal (d) running
15. 15.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) change (b) weather (c) road (d) shoes
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
19. 19.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) quiet (b) tiny (c) giant (d) kind
20. 20.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) waitress (c) actress (d) hostess
21. 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
22. 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) cygnet (d) foal
24. 24.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) thing
25. 25.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowest (b) slower (c) slowness (d) slowly
26. 26.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
27. 27.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quikly (b) quickley (c) quickely (d) quickly
28. 28.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) finish (b) begin (c) shout (d) smile
29. 29.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
30. 30.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) hot (c) cold (d) sunny
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) foal
32. 32.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) drops (b) pieces (c) colours (d) flowers
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kid (d) foal
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) honest (c) deep (d) rich
35. 35.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) carful (c) careful (d) carefull
36. 36.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) precook (d) recook
37. 37.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) musicians (c) ships (d) cows
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
39. 39.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) brave – bold (c) big – large (d) quick – fast

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