Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 461 · 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.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) colony (b) herd (c) pride (d) fleet
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) permanent (d) modern
3. 3.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) waste (b) spill (c) heat (d) save
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) fleet (c) colony (d) pride
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) foal (c) kitten (d) calf
6. 6.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) side (d) pen
7. 7.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) push – pull
9. 9.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) below
10. 10.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) rich (b) short (c) fat (d) thin
11. 11.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
13. 13.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) new (b) unsafe (c) strong (d) wide
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) bunch (b) pride (c) herd (d) swarm
16. 16.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) tree (b) way (c) pen (d) milk
17. 17.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) tadpole (c) kitten (d) cub
19. 19.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homelees (b) homeles (c) homless (d) homeless
20. 20.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) narrow (b) clear (c) wide (d) straight
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
23. 23.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) angry (c) tired (d) hungry
24. 24.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) beautiful (c) elephant (d) railway
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) day – night
27. 27.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) excited (b) sleepy (c) tired (d) bored
28. 28.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) sleep (c) smile (d) yell
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) firefly (d) quickly
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) brave (b) modern (c) guilty (d) early
31. 31.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) dry (d) cold
32. 32.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) monkeys (c) bees (d) ships
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) hot (b) gentle (c) cold (d) dark
34. 34.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
36. 36.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) lion (c) king (d) bull
37. 37.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
38. 38.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) beside (c) behind (d) under
39. 39.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) heroine (d) waitress
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) rainbow (c) yellow (d) tomato

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