Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 46 · 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 “proud”? (a) modern (b) humble (c) early (d) rich
2. 2.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) fish (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
3. 3.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
4. 4.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) eyebrow (b) animal (c) tomato (d) yellow
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) artificial (b) polite (c) generous (d) modern
7. 7.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ly
8. 8.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) polite (b) late (c) sharp (d) ancient
10. 10.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) begin (c) stop (d) repair
11. 11.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singer (b) singing (c) sang (d) songs
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
13. 13.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -less
14. 14.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) rich – wealthy
16. 16.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill before
17. 17.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) bees (d) grapes
18. 18.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) sunny (c) clear (d) cloudy
19. 19.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) shoe (b) cup (c) pen (d) road
20. 20.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) honest (b) generous (c) greedy (d) kind
21. 21.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hopeless (c) hoping (d) hopeful
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) clever – smart (c) below – under (d) generous – selfish
23. 23.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
24. 24.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) castle (c) pen (d) chair
25. 25.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) waitress (d) heroine
26. 26.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) pan
27. 27.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) book (b) tree (c) milk (d) cut
28. 28.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) finish (b) choose (c) shout (d) start
29. 29.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) question (d) loss
33. 33.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) shoe (d) cake
34. 34.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) angry (b) bored (c) sleepy (d) delighted
35. 35.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) son (b) brother (c) nephew (d) uncle
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) majority (c) answer (d) journey
37. 37.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) stale (b) rotten (c) fresh (d) old
38. 38.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaker (b) weakness (c) weakly (d) weaken
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) question (c) journey (d) entrance
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) caterpillar (c) kitten (d) tadpole

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