Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 519 · 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: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) rides (b) eats (c) throws (d) reads
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) cruel (b) lazy (c) wide (d) ancient
3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – bold (c) shy – timid (d) old – new
5. 5.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
6. 6.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) ewe (d) peahen
7. 7.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) chair (c) pen (d) fall
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) beautiful (c) weekend (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) tall (b) healthy (c) proud (d) ill
10. 10.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) heavy (b) boring (c) interesting (d) dull
11. 11.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
12. 12.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
13. 13.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) rice (b) tree (c) port (d) book
14. 14.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sheep (c) lions (d) keys
15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
17. 17.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) ships (d) geese
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) innocent (c) generous (d) ancient
19. 19.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) wife (d) sister
20. 20.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
21. 21.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakly (b) weakness (c) weaken (d) weaker
22. 22.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) bees (c) cows (d) keys
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) flock (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
25. 25.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) tree (b) book (c) milk (d) shoe
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) question (c) success (d) victory
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) pack
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) bunch
29. 29.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) sing (c) float (d) lend
31. 31.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) threw (b) shared (c) hid (d) wasted
32. 32.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
33. 33.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
34. 34.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) quiet (b) silent (c) calm (d) noisy
35. 35.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) tree (d) room
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) beautiful (d) airport
37. 37.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) quick (c) rich (d) unhappy
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) polite (d) sharp
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) win – lose
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) kitchen (c) running (d) classroom

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