Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 49 · 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 flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) grew (b) bloomed (c) wilted (d) danced
2. 2.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavily (b) heavyly (c) heavilly (d) heavly
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) kind (b) greedy (c) generous (d) honest
4. 4.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) nephew (d) brother
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) banana (c) teacher (d) butterfly
6. 6.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) girl (d) wife
7. 7.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flies (b) flows (c) sleeps (d) jumps
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) old – new
9. 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) not agree
10. 10.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) wore (b) threw (c) drank (d) ate
11. 11.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
12. 12.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happiely (b) happly (c) happily (d) happyly
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
14. 14.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cow (d) butterfly
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) tiny – little
16. 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
17. 17.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
18. 18.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) pieces (b) drops (c) flowers (d) colours
19. 19.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
20. 20.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) rich (c) honest (d) deep
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
23. 23.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) husband (d) nephew
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) rainbow (b) happiness (c) pencil (d) animal
25. 25.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) end (b) jump (c) start (d) gift
26. 26.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
29. 29.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
30. 30.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) feared (c) lost (d) won
31. 31.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) flock (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
33. 33.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) hen (b) ewe (c) mare (d) cow
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) modern (c) early (d) humble
35. 35.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) hostess (b) headmistress (c) queen (d) aunt
36. 36.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) bride (b) queen (c) lady (d) aunt
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) haircut (c) teacher (d) happiness
38. 38.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) unrespect
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) animal (c) beautiful (d) popcorn
40. 40.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) begin (b) repair (c) laugh (d) stop

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