Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 515 · 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: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) flooded (b) sunny (c) dusty (d) dry
2. 2.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) excited (b) bored (c) tired (d) sleepy
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
4. 4.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) chair (b) flower (c) bag (d) milk
5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
6. 6.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) lazy (b) helpful (c) rude (d) selfish
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) opaque (b) polite (c) generous (d) ancient
9. 9.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) save (c) waste (d) spill
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) newspaper (b) running (c) pencil (d) elephant
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) colony (c) fleet (d) herd
13. 13.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) judges (d) ships
14. 14.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
15. 15.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerful (b) powerfully (c) powerless (d) powered
16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
17. 17.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavyly (c) heavily (d) heavilly
18. 18.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) modern (c) early (d) kind
21. 21.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicker (b) quicken (c) quickness (d) quickly
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) postman (b) beautiful (c) yellow (d) teacher
23. 23.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) ancient (b) early (c) polite (d) public
25. 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
26. 26.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) niece (b) woman (c) aunt (d) queen
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) narrow (b) straight (c) wide (d) clear
29. 29.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) ache (d) milk
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) majority (b) roof (c) answer (d) journey
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
33. 33.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
34. 34.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drove (b) driver (c) drives (d) driving
35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) calf (d) cub
36. 36.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) sang (c) ate (d) waited
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) beautiful (c) happiness (d) doorbell
38. 38.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
39. 39.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerless (b) powered (c) powering (d) powerful
40. 40.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) dry (c) sunny (d) cold

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