Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 460 · 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) running (b) animal (c) wheelchair (d) banana
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) chick (d) kitten
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
4. 4.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) dry (d) cold
5. 5.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
6. 6.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) host (c) uncle (d) headmaster
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
8. 8.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) grandmother (c) niece (d) queen
9. 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
10. 10.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
11. 11.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
14. 14.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) beside (b) behind (c) above (d) below
15. 15.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) lazy (b) bold (c) tiny (d) scared
16. 16.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) fleet (b) litter (c) pride (d) crowd
18. 18.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) book (b) port (c) rice (d) tree
19. 19.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
20. 20.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) brother (c) uncle (d) father
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
22. 22.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) saddly (b) sadley (c) sadely (d) sadly
23. 23.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) hen (c) frog (d) duck
24. 24.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) bride (c) aunt (d) queen
25. 25.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
26. 26.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happiely (b) happly (c) happily (d) happyly
27. 27.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
28. 28.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) polite (d) greedy
29. 29.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) slept (b) cheered (c) cried (d) whispered
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) honest (b) absent (c) early (d) modern
31. 31.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) frightened (b) delighted (c) proud (d) bored
32. 32.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softer (b) softly (c) soften (d) softness
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) lazy (b) sleepy (c) slow (d) swift
34. 34.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) happy (c) loud (d) tired
35. 35.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) full (b) empty (c) short (d) tired
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
37. 37.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) side
38. 38.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
39. 39.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) queen (c) goddess (d) princess
40. 40.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrily (b) angrly (c) angrilly (d) angryly

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