Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 48 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
3. 3.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckily (b) luckilly (c) lukily (d) luckyly
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) popcorn (c) teacher (d) yellow
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) shy – timid (d) tall – short
7. 7.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) king (c) prince (d) uncle
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) umbrella (d) starfish
9. 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) ancient (c) wide (d) quiet
11. 11.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) daughter (d) aunt
12. 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) disbuild
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
14. 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) cook again
15. 15.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
17. 17.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) milk (b) shelf (c) rain (d) sun
18. 18.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) quick (b) timid (c) rich (d) bold
19. 19.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) stone (c) cloud (d) sand
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) present (c) ancient (d) polite
21. 21.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) open (b) break (c) paint (d) close
22. 22.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) queen (c) mare (d) tigress
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) running (c) elephant (d) haircut
24. 24.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
25. 25.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) man
26. 26.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) reads (c) paints (d) plants
27. 27.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) gentle (b) dark (c) hot (d) cold
30. 30.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) calm (c) noisy (d) quiet
31. 31.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
32. 32.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) rise
33. 33.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
35. 35.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) keys (d) geese
36. 36.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) box
37. 37.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
38. 38.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) kite (b) medicine (c) shoes (d) homework
39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) clever (b) sleepy (c) honest (d) foolish
40. 40.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle

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