Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 443 · 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.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
2. 2.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) bees (d) camels
3. 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) bookshelf
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) in – out (c) scared – brave (d) old – new
8. 8.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) choose (d) break
9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
10. 10.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) wide (d) ancient
12. 12.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) beautiful (c) firefly (d) running
15. 15.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) duck (d) ewe
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) chick (d) fawn
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
18. 18.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) wolves (c) ships (d) flowers
19. 19.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) rice (b) cup (c) milk (d) ground
20. 20.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join before (d) join again
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) litter (b) gang (c) pride (d) fleet
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) homework (d) running
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
25. 25.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sheep (c) keys (d) lions
26. 26.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) hen (d) peahen
27. 27.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
28. 28.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) bride (b) aunt (c) queen (d) nun
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) choir (c) fleet (d) herd
31. 31.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) include (d) accept
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) toothpaste (c) kitchen (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) pretell
35. 35.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) leaf (c) cloud (d) stone
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) generous (b) kind (c) greedy (d) honest
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) jellyfish (b) tomato (c) kitchen (d) happiness
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) kitten (c) cub (d) caterpillar
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
40. 40.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower

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