Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 513 · 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.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) hot (c) sunny (d) cold
2. 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
4. 4.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) pieces (b) flowers (c) colours (d) drops
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) polite (c) modern (d) smooth
7. 7.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) pen (d) one
8. 8.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) heavy (b) light (c) empty (d) small
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) shut – close (d) below – under
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
11. 11.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) waitress (c) actress (d) heroine
12. 12.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) hen (c) frog (d) deer
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) rich (b) honest (c) deep (d) early
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) brood
15. 15.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) huge (b) heavy (c) tall (d) small
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) journey (b) sunrise (c) window (d) question
17. 17.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) hen (b) cow (c) mare (d) duck
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) newspaper (d) beautiful
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) playground (c) quickly (d) banana
20. 20.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) hostess (c) aunt (d) headmistress
21. 21.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) hear (b) sleep (c) speak (d) run
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
23. 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
24. 24.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) hen
25. 25.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
26. 26.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) milk (b) room (c) tree (d) shoe
27. 27.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
28. 28.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
29. 29.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) unlocked (b) cooked (c) painted (d) ate
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) early (c) wide (d) modern
31. 31.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) swift (b) lazy (c) sleepy (d) slow
32. 32.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
33. 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – well (d) ill – sick
35. 35.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – brave
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
38. 38.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) thin (c) big (d) sad
39. 39.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly

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