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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 50 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) inferior (b) polite (c) early (d) ancient
  2. 2.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) rude (b) helpful (c) selfish (d) lazy
  3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) tomato (c) pancake (d) banana
  4. 4.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) speak (b) hear (c) run (d) sleep
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) ships (d) geese
  6. 6.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) sailors (c) grapes (d) lions
  8. 8.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) sleepy (c) angry (d) delighted
  9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) question (d) defeat
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
  11. 11.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) hostess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) headmistress
  12. 12.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) tree (b) paper (c) shoe (d) milk
  13. 13.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell again
  14. 14.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
  15. 15.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homelees (b) homless (c) homeles (d) homeless
  16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  17. 17.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
  18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
  19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) moonlight (b) kitchen (c) animal (d) running
  20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) swarm (b) flight (c) herd (d) pride
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  22. 22.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) medicine (b) homework (c) shoes (d) kite
  23. 23.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  24. 24.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
  25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) swarm (d) herd
  26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
  27. 27.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) tree (d) pen
  28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) up – down
  29. 29.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) discook (d) uncook
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kid (d) cub
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
  32. 32.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) bright (b) wet (c) dull (d) soft
  33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) pride (b) herd (c) bouquet (d) fleet
  34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
  35. 35.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beauty (c) beautiful (d) beautifully
  36. 36.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) herd
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) lady (b) bride (c) queen (d) aunt
  40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude

Answer key

  1. inferior
  2. helpful
  3. pancake
  4. speak
  5. geese
  6. weak
  7. sailors
  8. delighted
  9. defeat
  10. ships
  11. headmistress
  12. paper
  13. tell again
  14. -ness
  15. homeless
  16. re-
  17. not happy
  18. cheap – expensive
  19. moonlight
  20. flight
  21. un-
  22. medicine
  23. pear
  24. rode
  25. choir
  26. arrive – depart
  27. chair
  28. gift – present
  29. precook
  30. calf
  31. weight
  32. bright
  33. bouquet
  34. big – large
  35. beautiful
  36. not fair
  37. here
  38. herd
  39. lady
  40. include – exclude

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