Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 51 · 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.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) box (b) tree (c) milk (d) pen
2. 2.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sicken (b) sickness (c) sickly (d) sicker
3. 3.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) pal
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) roof (d) sunset
6. 6.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) shy – timid
8. 8.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darckness (b) darkness (c) darknes (d) darkeness
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) troupe (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
10. 10.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) actress
11. 11.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) glasses (b) tree (c) milk (d) pen
12. 12.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
14. 14.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) aunt (c) sister (d) niece
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tiny (b) flat (c) short (d) tall
16. 16.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) rice (b) man (c) tree (d) milk
17. 17.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
18. 18.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) barked (b) flew (c) slept (d) swam
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) troupe
20. 20.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) story (b) song (c) smile (d) siren
21. 21.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) polite (b) sleepy (c) naughty (d) obedient
22. 22.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) failure (b) answer (c) question (d) journey
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) flock (c) fleet (d) pack
25. 25.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
26. 26.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) drove (b) caught (c) missed (d) washed
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) laugh (b) accept (c) borrow (d) depart
28. 28.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) paints (b) painting (c) painted (d) painter
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) bunch
30. 30.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
31. 31.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
32. 32.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
33. 33.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
34. 34.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slower (c) slowest (d) slowly
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
36. 36.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) flock (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
39. 39.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) yell (c) whisper (d) smile
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) kitten (c) cub (d) foal

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