Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 507 · 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) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) shout – yell (d) push – pull
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) ancient (b) rich (c) wide (d) quiet
3. 3.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) in – out (d) cold – chilly
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
7. 7.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
8. 8.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) kangaroo
9. 9.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) thieves
10. 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
11. 11.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) journey (d) exit
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
15. 15.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carer (b) careful (c) careless (d) carefully
16. 16.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) milk (b) cut (c) tree (d) book
17. 17.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -er
18. 18.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) fleet (b) litter (c) pride (d) flock
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) yellow (c) starfish (d) animal
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
22. 22.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
23. 23.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) queen (d) duchess
24. 24.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helper (b) helpfully (c) helpful (d) helpless
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) calf (d) kitten
26. 26.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) people (d) keys
27. 27.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicker (b) quickness (c) quickly (d) quicken
28. 28.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) goat
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) flock (b) herd (c) bunch (d) crew
30. 30.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) bored (c) worried (d) pleased
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
32. 32.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) finish (c) shout (d) smile
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) herd (b) bunch (c) flock (d) pride
34. 34.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) mountains (d) bees
35. 35.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) mislucky
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) wheelchair (b) animal (c) elephant (d) beautiful
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) brave (d) permanent
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) shout (b) borrow (c) accept (d) decrease
39. 39.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) whispered (b) slept (c) cheered (d) cried
40. 40.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) deer (c) hen (d) duck

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