Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 490 · 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 glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) pieces (b) flowers (c) colours (d) drops
2. 2.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) cows (c) lions (d) grapes
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) early (c) honest (d) modern
4. 4.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) lazy (b) tired (c) rude (d) smart
5. 5.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) hungry (c) glad (d) rude
6. 6.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) quiet (b) obedient (c) tall (d) mischievous
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
8. 8.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) chair (b) mother (c) pen (d) milk
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) troupe
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
12. 12.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) present (d) river
13. 13.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) clear (b) straight (c) narrow (d) wide
14. 14.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
15. 15.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) fix (b) choose (c) break (d) laugh
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) brave (c) tiny (d) lazy
18. 18.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) shallow
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) increase (c) arrive (d) float
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) swarm (b) gaggle (c) bunch (d) fleet
22. 22.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) sunset (b) answer (c) journey (d) roof
24. 24.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) smile (b) yell (c) sleep (d) whisper
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
26. 26.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carful (b) caerful (c) careful (d) carefull
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) pride (b) fleet (c) gang (d) litter
28. 28.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) pack (b) bunch (c) flock (d) fleet
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) modern (c) tiny (d) angry
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
32. 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) owlet (d) kid
34. 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) ill – sick (d) big – large
36. 36.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) swan (b) cow (c) cat (d) horse
37. 37.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) keys (c) cows (d) bees
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) hot – cold (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
39. 39.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) noisy (c) simple (d) rude
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell

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