Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 480 · 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.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
2. 2.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) sad (b) busy (c) kind (d) wet
3. 3.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) lion (c) bull (d) tiger
4. 4.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) uncle (d) brother
5. 5.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
6. 6.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicken (b) quicker (c) quickly (d) quickness
7. 7.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) owl (c) ox (d) ant
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
9. 9.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) loud (b) quiet (c) noisy (d) rowdy
10. 10.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
11. 11.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) thieves
12. 12.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) waste (b) heat (c) save (d) spill
13. 13.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) box (d) milk
14. 14.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) paints (b) plants (c) reads (d) cooks
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) generous (b) opaque (c) ancient (d) polite
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
17. 17.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) below (c) beside (d) above
18. 18.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
20. 20.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again
21. 21.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
22. 22.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) ripe (b) found (c) proud (d) lost
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
24. 24.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) stranger (d) pal
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
26. 26.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) short (b) tall (c) flat (d) tiny
27. 27.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) raining (b) smiling (c) shining (d) singing
28. 28.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) jump (b) start (c) gift (d) end
29. 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
30. 30.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) grapes (d) cows
31. 31.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) shy (b) brave (c) busy (d) tall
32. 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
34. 34.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quikly (c) quickly (d) quickley
35. 35.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) road (b) cup (c) shoe (d) pen
36. 36.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) carry (c) select (d) reject
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) weekend (b) yellow (c) pencil (d) animal
38. 38.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) barked (b) swam (c) flew (d) slept
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pack (d) bunch
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry

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