Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 53 · 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.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) prince
2. 2.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeless (b) homless (c) homeles (d) homelees
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
4. 4.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowley (b) slowely (c) slowly (d) sloly
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
6. 6.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) stopped (c) ignored (d) helped
7. 7.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) mother (d) sister
8. 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
9. 9.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) goat
10. 10.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) tomato (c) animal (d) elephant
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) swarm (b) herd (c) flight (d) pride
13. 13.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) cows (d) eggs
14. 14.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
15. 15.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
16. 16.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) spill (b) waste (c) heat (d) save
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) borrow (b) sing (c) float (d) arrive
18. 18.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) ate (b) cooked (c) painted (d) unlocked
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) friend – enemy (c) day – night (d) push – pull
20. 20.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) crawl (b) sit (c) cry (d) leap
21. 21.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) tree (b) rice (c) bell (d) milk
22. 22.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) hero (d) actor
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) depart (d) laugh
24. 24.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) waiter (d) actor
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) running (c) elephant (d) rainbow
26. 26.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) read (b) hurry (c) sleep (d) wait
27. 27.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) push – pull
29. 29.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
31. 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
32. 32.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) sticks (d) sailors
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pride (d) litter
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) sunrise (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) afraid (c) angry (d) hungry
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) rich – poor
38. 38.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painter (b) painful (c) painted (d) painless
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) herd (b) pride (c) bunch (d) swarm

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