Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 444 · 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 “one who teaches”? (a) taught (b) teaching (c) teachable (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) beautiful (c) cupboard (d) umbrella
4. 4.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) baker (c) bakeer (d) bakor
5. 5.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) preunderstand
6. 6.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) lost (c) proud (d) ripe
7. 7.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindeness (c) kindniss (d) kindnes
8. 8.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
9. 9.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ate (b) sang (c) waited (d) ran
10. 10.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) tired (b) angry (c) hungry (d) excited
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
12. 12.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) quiet (c) calm (d) noisy
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) caravan (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) fleet
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) gosling (d) cub
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) greedy (d) honest
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) borrow (c) blame (d) arrive
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
18. 18.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
20. 20.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
21. 21.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
22. 22.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
23. 23.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) quick (c) angry (d) large
24. 24.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sheep (c) ships (d) keys
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) fawn (d) puppy
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) flock (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
29. 29.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) grandmother (c) animal (d) teacher
31. 31.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) tree
32. 32.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) found (b) used (c) lost (d) made
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) push – pull
34. 34.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
36. 36.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) worried (c) pleased (d) bored
37. 37.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
38. 38.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) lend (c) win (d) shout
40. 40.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) melted (b) slept (c) grew (d) froze

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