Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 487 · 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.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) push – pull
3. 3.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) flock (d) herd
5. 5.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) singers (c) sticks (d) puppies
6. 6.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sour (b) cold (c) sweet (d) fresh
7. 7.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) empty (b) angry (c) clever (d) slow
8. 8.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
9. 9.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
10. 10.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) naughty (b) polite (c) obedient (d) sleepy
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) decrease (c) accept (d) shout
12. 12.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
13. 13.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) angry (c) delighted (d) bored
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) colony
15. 15.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) breaks (b) cleans (c) hides (d) dirties
16. 16.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
17. 17.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) fish (d) pen
18. 18.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) bull (d) ram
19. 19.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) lions (c) sticks (d) bees
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kitten
22. 22.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) misfair
23. 23.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) flight (b) pride (c) herd (d) swarm
25. 25.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) mischievous (b) quiet (c) tall (d) obedient
26. 26.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ate (b) sang (c) ran (d) waited
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) chick (d) cub
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
29. 29.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) grapes (d) soldiers
30. 30.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) cow (d) hen
31. 31.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) stopped (b) ignored (c) helped (d) refused
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dull (b) bright (c) tiny (d) dark
33. 33.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) two (c) to
34. 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
35. 35.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) one
36. 36.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) close (b) break (c) paint (d) open
37. 37.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) grandfather (d) nephew
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) rude (d) honest
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) swarm (b) herd (c) flock (d) fleet
40. 40.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) thin (c) short (d) rich

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