Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 520 · 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 thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) bubbles (b) feathers (c) leaves (d) pebbles
2. 2.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) chair (b) rise (c) milk (d) pen
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) question (b) window (c) journey (d) victory
6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) brave – bold
9. 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) disbuild
10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) generous (c) polite (d) artificial
13. 13.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happiely (b) happly (c) happily (d) happyly
14. 14.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) lazy (c) swift (d) slow
15. 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ness
16. 16.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) wheelchair (c) tomato (d) umbrella
18. 18.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) bell (b) rice (c) milk (d) tree
19. 19.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) lazy (b) tiny (c) scared (d) bold
20. 20.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) pleased (b) angry (c) bored (d) worried
21. 21.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) won (b) missed (c) lost (d) feared
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
23. 23.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) tired (c) short (d) full
24. 24.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) angry (c) hungry (d) tired
25. 25.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) king (c) uncle (d) headmaster
26. 26.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankless (d) thankful
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) fleet (b) herd (c) class (d) swarm
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) foolish (b) honest (c) sleepy (d) clever
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) bunch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
30. 30.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) honest (c) ancient (d) rough
32. 32.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) ships (d) grapes
33. 33.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) float (d) sing
35. 35.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) lend (c) win (d) shout
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) up – down
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) honest (b) polite (c) early (d) cheap
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
40. 40.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) sillines (c) silliness (d) silines

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