Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 445 · 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: pop + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) shoe (d) corn
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) rich (c) ancient (d) quiet
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
5. 5.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) short (c) tiny (d) flat
6. 6.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) daughter (d) niece
7. 7.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) dark (b) wide (c) short (d) narrow
8. 8.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dirty (b) clean (c) muddy (d) dark
9. 9.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
10. 10.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) ships (d) lions
11. 11.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
12. 12.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
13. 13.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) cloudy (b) clear (c) bright (d) sunny
14. 14.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
15. 15.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkeness (b) darkness (c) darknes (d) darckness
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) bundle (b) flock (c) pride (d) herd
17. 17.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
19. 19.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) flock (c) litter (d) fleet
21. 21.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadder (b) sadly (c) sadness (d) sadden
22. 22.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
23. 23.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) goat (d) cat
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
25. 25.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) answer (c) failure (d) journey
27. 27.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) stop (d) begin
28. 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) retell (c) pretell (d) mistell
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – brave
31. 31.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
32. 32.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) tall (b) proud (c) ill (d) healthy
33. 33.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) rice (b) bell (c) milk (d) tree
34. 34.Which word means “without help”? (a) helper (b) helpful (c) helpless (d) helping
35. 35.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) crowded (b) empty (c) wide (d) clear
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) polite (d) temporary
37. 37.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
38. 38.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) empress (b) princess (c) queen (d) duchess
39. 39.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) disfair
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) hot – cold (c) fast – slow (d) big – large

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