Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 496 · 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 synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – brave
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
3. 3.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
5. 5.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pittiful (b) pitiful (c) pityful (d) pitifull
6. 6.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) camels (d) bees
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) flock (b) cabinet (c) swarm (d) herd
8. 8.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) fresh (c) weary (d) quick
9. 9.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) clean (b) choose (c) smile (d) close
10. 10.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) bowl (d) chair
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) wide (b) ancient (c) proud (d) early
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) sunrise
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) fleet (b) herd (c) colony (d) pride
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) rich – wealthy
15. 15.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) grandmother
16. 16.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) misrespect (c) rerespect (d) unrespect
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) pride (b) range (c) flock (d) swarm
20. 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) notebook (b) elephant (c) quickly (d) yellow
22. 22.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
23. 23.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) ripe (b) found (c) proud (d) lost
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) haircut (c) animal (d) quickly
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) running (c) wheelchair (d) animal
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) kitchen (c) grandmother (d) umbrella
27. 27.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) horse
28. 28.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
30. 30.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) players (c) grapes (d) cows
31. 31.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) choose (c) start (d) finish
32. 32.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) road (b) brush (c) shoe (d) cup
33. 33.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) singing (b) smiling (c) raining (d) shining
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) brood (b) swarm (c) pride (d) fleet
35. 35.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
36. 36.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) colours (c) drops (d) pieces
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) teacher (c) running (d) homework
38. 38.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) slept (b) froze (c) boiled (d) flew
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) umbrella (c) airport (d) tomato
40. 40.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) pen (b) brow (c) chair (d) milk

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