Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 541 · 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 doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) patient (b) careless (c) rude (d) angry
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) umbrella (c) yellow (d) toothbrush
3. 3.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) noisy (c) silent (d) quiet
4. 4.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cow (c) goat (d) cat
5. 5.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) work (b) tree (c) cup (d) pen
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) puppy (d) calf
7. 7.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
8. 8.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) room
9. 9.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) duckling (c) kitten (d) cub
11. 11.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) bride (b) aunt (c) wife (d) queen
12. 12.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homless (b) homeles (c) homeless (d) homelees
13. 13.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) angry (c) sleepy (d) delighted
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) expensive (d) modern
15. 15.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
16. 16.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) travel (b) sleep (c) reply (d) question
17. 17.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
18. 18.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) unhappy (c) rich (d) quick
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
20. 20.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) tired (b) angry (c) hungry (d) excited
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) shout – yell
24. 24.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
26. 26.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
27. 27.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playful (b) playing (c) played (d) player
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
29. 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) disview (d) unview
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) pencil (c) football (d) yellow
31. 31.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) actress
32. 32.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) quick (c) large (d) angry
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
34. 34.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
35. 35.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happines (c) happieness (d) happiness
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) colony
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) bookshelf (d) tomato
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
39. 39.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sour (b) sweet (c) cold (d) fresh
40. 40.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare

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