Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 517 · 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 glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) drops (b) flowers (c) pieces (d) colours
2. 2.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) bubbles (b) pebbles (c) feathers (d) leaves
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) swarm (c) troupe (d) fleet
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) owlet (c) cub (d) calf
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
7. 7.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
8. 8.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) listen (c) talk (d) walk
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – pal (c) friend – enemy (d) push – pull
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) early (c) modern (d) wise
12. 12.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) worried (c) proud (d) delighted
13. 13.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
14. 14.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
15. 15.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) medicine (b) kite (c) homework (d) shoes
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) modern (b) polite (c) ancient (d) invisible
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) brave (c) dishonest (d) polite
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) clutch
19. 19.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) quiet (c) rich (d) fast
20. 20.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) ox (d) eagle
21. 21.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
22. 22.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindest (b) kindness (c) kindly (d) kinder
23. 23.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) drank (c) ate (d) threw
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
25. 25.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
26. 26.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
27. 27.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writeer (c) writer (d) writter
28. 28.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) castle (d) pen
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) kid
30. 30.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
31. 31.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) lions (d) ships
32. 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) rich – wealthy
34. 34.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) sit (c) shout (d) eat
35. 35.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) seeds (b) roots (c) fruits (d) branches
37. 37.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
38. 38.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) fresh (b) lively (c) awake (d) tired
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) firefly
40. 40.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) sky (b) river (c) house (d) street

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