Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 448 · 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 is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) late (c) present (d) ancient
2. 2.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) loudly (c) softly (d) quietly
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
4. 4.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) whales (d) keys
5. 5.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) peahen (d) hen
6. 6.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – poor (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) cygnet (d) cub
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) brave (d) permanent
11. 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) wet (d) polite
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) banana (c) firefly (d) teacher
14. 14.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) lazy (b) scared (c) brave (d) careless
15. 15.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) rich (c) angry (d) afraid
16. 16.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) calm (c) quiet (d) noisy
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
18. 18.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) railway (b) pencil (c) kitchen (d) yellow
20. 20.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -ful
21. 21.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkness (b) darkly (c) darker (d) darken
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – brave (d) scared – afraid
23. 23.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) queen (b) bride (c) wife (d) aunt
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) homework (b) beautiful (c) yellow (d) teacher
25. 25.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaken (b) weakness (c) weaker (d) weakly
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) fleet
27. 27.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) tiny (b) scared (c) bold (d) lazy
28. 28.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) danceer (b) dancar (c) dancer (d) dansor
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
30. 30.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) swam (b) drank (c) ate (d) wrote
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
32. 32.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) thieves (d) cows
33. 33.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) emperor (c) bull (d) prince
34. 34.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) sleepy (c) delighted (d) angry
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) fleet (b) caravan (c) bunch (d) swarm
36. 36.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) behind (b) beside (c) under (d) above
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
38. 38.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) silent (b) angry (c) noisy (d) quick
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
40. 40.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) peahen (c) ewe (d) mare

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