Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 477 · 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 sailors (a) bunch (b) flock (c) herd (d) crew
2. 2.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) shiny (b) sad (c) slow (d) dull
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
4. 4.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) host (c) headmaster (d) uncle
5. 5.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quickness (b) quickly (c) quicker (d) quicken
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) whisper (b) borrow (c) refuse (d) arrive
7. 7.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) read (b) sleep (c) wait (d) hurry
8. 8.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) songs (b) singing (c) sang (d) singer
9. 9.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) seeds (c) branches (d) fruits
11. 11.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) tired (c) excited (d) angry
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
13. 13.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) river (b) street (c) sky (d) house
14. 14.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) stale (b) rotten (c) old (d) fresh
15. 15.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happiely (b) happyly (c) happily (d) happly
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) jump – leap
17. 17.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) eyebrow (b) happiness (c) kitchen (d) tomato
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
21. 21.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) grandmother (c) queen (d) niece
22. 22.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) victory (d) journey
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) decrease (c) accept (d) shout
27. 27.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankless (b) thanking (c) thankfully (d) thankful
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) ill – sick (c) gift – present (d) big – large
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) pack (c) flock (d) herd
32. 32.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) heavy (b) empty (c) quick (d) kind
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) journey (b) window (c) hero (d) answer
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – win (c) gift – present (d) victory – defeat
36. 36.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
37. 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
38. 38.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudly (b) loudness (c) loudest (d) louder
39. 39.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) doorbell (c) elephant (d) teacher

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