Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 528 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
2. 2.Which word means “without end”? (a) ending (b) endless (c) ended (d) endings
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) flock (b) bunch (c) pride (d) herd
4. 4.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) host (d) actor
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
6. 6.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) rise (d) chair
7. 7.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) kind (b) busy (c) wet (d) sad
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) import (b) whisper (c) accept (d) float
9. 9.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) flowers (c) ships (d) wolves
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) below – under
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) railway (b) running (c) happiness (d) animal
13. 13.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) rich – wealthy (c) quiet – silent (d) end – finish
15. 15.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
18. 18.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) colony (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
20. 20.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) present (c) river (d) smile
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
22. 22.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) swan (d) cow
23. 23.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) lazy (b) kind (c) busy (d) loud
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) float (c) arrive (d) borrow
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) umbrella (c) eyebrow (d) kitchen
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) bouquet (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pride
27. 27.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) horse (c) cat (d) hen
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) umbrella (d) sunflower
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
30. 30.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
31. 31.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) drops (c) colours (d) pieces
32. 32.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) throws (b) rides (c) eats (d) reads
33. 33.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
35. 35.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
36. 36.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -less
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) fleet (b) flock (c) bunch (d) troop
38. 38.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) jump (c) choose (d) carry
39. 39.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) shoe (b) cup (c) brush (d) road
40. 40.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) prebehave (d) rebehave

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