Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 467 · 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.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) threw (c) drank (d) ate
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
3. 3.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) empty (b) small (c) light (d) heavy
4. 4.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) flock
8. 8.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) clap (b) paint (c) wash (d) hide
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) fast – quick (c) quiet – silent (d) scared – afraid
10. 10.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautyful (b) beautiful (c) beautful (d) beautifull
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) football (c) yellow (d) teacher
12. 12.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
13. 13.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) fish (d) keys
14. 14.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
16. 16.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cow (c) cat (d) goat
17. 17.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) grew (b) slept (c) melted (d) froze
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
19. 19.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
20. 20.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) paint (c) open (d) close
21. 21.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) hostess (d) headmistress
22. 22.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
23. 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) entrance (c) journey (d) question
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
26. 26.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) corn (b) tree (c) pen (d) shoe
27. 27.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) quiet (c) noisy (d) calm
28. 28.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) leaf (c) cloud (d) stone
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
31. 31.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiness (b) happier (c) happiest (d) happily
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – large (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) honest (b) clever (c) sleepy (d) foolish
35. 35.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) room (d) shoe
36. 36.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) judges
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) exit
38. 38.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) writer (b) wrote (c) written (d) writing
39. 39.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
40. 40.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) ache (d) pen

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