Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 446 · 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 is a compound word? (a) jellyfish (b) kitchen (c) umbrella (d) banana
2. 2.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
3. 3.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
4. 4.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) below (b) beside (c) behind (d) above
5. 5.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
7. 7.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) bees (c) sticks (d) lions
8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
9. 9.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) father (c) son (d) uncle
10. 10.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) pen (d) glasses
11. 11.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sickness (b) sicker (c) sickly (d) sicken
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) old – new
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) defeat (d) question
14. 14.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
15. 15.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) dull (b) boring (c) heavy (d) interesting
16. 16.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drives (b) drove (c) driver (d) driving
17. 17.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) paint (b) close (c) open (d) break
18. 18.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) funny (c) sad (d) boring
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) cold – hot
20. 20.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painless (b) painter (c) painfully (d) painful
21. 21.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimer (b) swimmor (c) swimmar (d) swimmer
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) angry (c) wet (d) modern
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) late (b) journey (c) ancient (d) maximum
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) brave (b) early (c) modern (d) guilty
25. 25.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) aunt (b) sister (c) niece (d) daughter
26. 26.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) brow (d) chair
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
28. 28.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) poured (c) chopped (d) fried
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) herd (b) pride (c) school (d) bunch
30. 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) toothbrush (c) tomato (d) banana
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) elephant (c) happiness (d) pancake
33. 33.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) journey (b) exit (c) roof (d) answer
35. 35.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writer (b) writter (c) writeer (d) writar
36. 36.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) proud (b) worried (c) delighted (d) excited
37. 37.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) temporary (b) generous (c) polite (d) ancient
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) gift – present (d) big – large
40. 40.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) grew (b) wilted (c) danced (d) bloomed

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder