Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 469 · 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: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) froze (b) grew (c) slept (d) melted
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) umbrella (c) banana (d) bedroom
3. 3.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
4. 4.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) keys (c) cows (d) ships
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) early (c) humble (d) modern
6. 6.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) rude (d) polite
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) swarm (b) brood (c) fleet (d) pride
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) push – pull (c) day – night (d) friend – enemy
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) honest (c) modern (d) early
10. 10.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpful (b) helpfully (c) helper (d) helpless
11. 11.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziness (b) laziest (c) lazily (d) lazier
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) troop
13. 13.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) kite (c) shoes (d) medicine
14. 14.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) cup (d) ground
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
16. 16.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) paint (b) clap (c) hide (d) wash
17. 17.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) horse (d) frog
18. 18.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) sheep (d) keys
19. 19.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) bowl
20. 20.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
21. 21.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) wore (b) threw (c) drank (d) ate
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) caterpillar (d) tadpole
23. 23.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) recommon
24. 24.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
25. 25.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
26. 26.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) work (d) tree
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) swarm (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) bright (b) dull (c) dark (d) tiny
30. 30.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) guilty (c) modern (d) brave
32. 32.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) pen (b) ache (c) tree (d) milk
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
34. 34.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
35. 35.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teacher (c) teachor (d) teachere
36. 36.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slower (b) slowest (c) slowness (d) slowly
37. 37.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) dark (b) gentle (c) cold (d) hot
38. 38.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) cat (d) duck
39. 39.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
40. 40.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey

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