Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 545 · 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 ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) slow (c) lazy (d) swift
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) shallow
3. 3.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) careful (b) caerful (c) carefull (d) carful
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) banana (c) pencil (d) classroom
5. 5.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
6. 6.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teacher (c) teachere (d) teachor
7. 7.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) short (b) tired (c) empty (d) full
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) swarm (b) bench (c) herd (d) flock
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) answer (c) journey (d) failure
10. 10.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) fried (c) poured (d) chopped
11. 11.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) tiny (b) lazy (c) bold (d) scared
12. 12.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
13. 13.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) under (b) deep (c) inside (d) high
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
15. 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
16. 16.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) aunt (c) niece (d) queen
17. 17.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
18. 18.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) talk (d) eat
19. 19.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) wolves (d) flowers
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
21. 21.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) clever – smart (c) generous – selfish (d) below – under
23. 23.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
24. 24.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) street (b) house (c) sky (d) river
25. 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) grandmother (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) kitchen
28. 28.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) tired (c) angry (d) excited
29. 29.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darker (c) darken (d) darkness
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) generous (d) opaque
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) shout (b) run (c) sink (d) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
34. 34.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
35. 35.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) diswrite
36. 36.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) swam (b) drank (c) ate (d) wrote
37. 37.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) end (d) shoe
38. 38.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) rich (b) ill (c) fast (d) quiet
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) artificial (b) generous (c) polite (d) modern
40. 40.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) chair (b) light (c) pen (d) milk

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