Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 464 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
3. 3.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) tall – short
5. 5.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
6. 6.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) shoes (b) kite (c) homework (d) medicine
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) rainbow (c) kitchen (d) happiness
8. 8.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
9. 9.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) tired (c) fresh (d) awake
10. 10.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) caring (d) rude
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) cowardly (c) early (d) honest
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) beautiful (d) moonlight
13. 13.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playful (b) playfull (c) playfel (d) plaiful
14. 14.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) sleep (b) speak (c) run (d) hear
15. 15.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) loud (c) quiet (d) noisy
16. 16.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beauty (b) beautiful (c) beautifully (d) beautify
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) sing
18. 18.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) chopped (c) fried (d) poured
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) troop (c) fleet (d) bunch
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
22. 22.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) tomato (c) kitchen (d) playground
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) animal (c) notebook (d) pencil
25. 25.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) disspell
26. 26.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) paints (b) painting (c) painter (d) painted
27. 27.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
28. 28.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) actor (d) host
29. 29.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) house (b) street (c) sky (d) river
30. 30.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
32. 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) missafe
33. 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
35. 35.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) big – large
37. 37.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
38. 38.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) gosling (c) cub (d) calf
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) troop

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