Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 527 · 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.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) early (c) rich (d) deep
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) shout (c) win (d) lend
4. 4.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
6. 6.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) pen (b) book (c) chair (d) fall
7. 7.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) ground
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
10. 10.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) sailors (d) lions
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
12. 12.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) rice (b) cup (c) pen (d) ball
13. 13.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) miscook
14. 14.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) hardworking (d) rude
15. 15.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) fish
16. 16.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) easy (b) hard (c) sweet (d) early
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) happiness (c) homework (d) yellow
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) piglet (d) foal
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) whisper (b) import (c) float (d) accept
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
21. 21.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakor (b) bakeer (c) bakar (d) baker
22. 22.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) chair (b) horse (c) milk (d) pen
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) polite (b) sharp (c) ancient (d) late
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
25. 25.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) tree (b) glasses (c) pen (d) milk
26. 26.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) musicians
27. 27.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) cat
28. 28.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) bees (c) ships (d) grapes
29. 29.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) quick (c) empty (d) angry
30. 30.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) loud (c) damp (d) hot
31. 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
32. 32.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) lions (d) eggs
33. 33.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) troupe
35. 35.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) pebbles (b) bubbles (c) feathers (d) leaves
36. 36.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazness (b) laziness (c) lazyness (d) lazines
37. 37.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) butterfly (d) frog
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) animal (c) tomato (d) pancake
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
40. 40.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happier (b) happiness (c) happiest (d) happily

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