Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 500 · 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.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadnes (b) sadeness (c) saddness (d) sadness
2. 2.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) eats (b) rides (c) reads (d) throws
3. 3.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) give – take (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
6. 6.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peacemaker (b) peaces (c) peacefully (d) peaceful
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bunch (d) swarm
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
9. 9.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) quiet (b) fast (c) rich (d) ill
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
12. 12.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) painted (c) drank (d) ate
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) football (d) umbrella
14. 14.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
15. 15.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) sun (b) rain (c) shelf (d) milk
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) whisper (c) include (d) float
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
18. 18.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) cleans (b) dirties (c) hides (d) breaks
19. 19.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) road (b) shoe (c) pen (d) cup
20. 20.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -ly
21. 21.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
23. 23.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
24. 24.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) softly (b) loudly (c) slowly (d) quietly
25. 25.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) king (d) horse
26. 26.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindeness (c) kindniss (d) kindness
27. 27.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) cows (d) geese
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) kitchen (c) butterfly (d) umbrella
29. 29.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) empty (b) heavy (c) light (d) small
30. 30.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) tall (b) brave (c) busy (d) shy
31. 31.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) work (b) pen (c) tree (d) cup
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) bunch (c) army (d) swarm
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) brave (c) natural (d) honest
35. 35.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) paste (d) chair
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
37. 37.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmland (b) farmed (c) farmer (d) farming
38. 38.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) sticks (c) lions (d) sailors
39. 39.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) select (b) sleep (c) carry (d) reject
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here

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