Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 55 · 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: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
2. 2.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) throws (c) eats (d) rides
3. 3.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) below (d) beside
4. 4.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) mispaint
5. 5.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
7. 7.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runner (c) runnor (d) runnar
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pride (d) swarm
9. 9.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) pen (b) ball (c) rice (d) cup
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) fleet (b) flock (c) bunch (d) troop
11. 11.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimer (b) swimmar (c) swimmor (d) swimmer
12. 12.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
14. 14.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) paint (b) brush (c) cook (d) wear
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) come – go (c) mend – break (d) win – lose
16. 16.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) hid (b) threw (c) shared (d) wasted
17. 17.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) stale (b) old (c) rotten (d) fresh
18. 18.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakly (b) weaker (c) weaken (d) weakness
19. 19.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) lions (d) stairs
20. 20.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) lion (d) cow
21. 21.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) mare (b) cow (c) ewe (d) hen
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
23. 23.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) paper (d) shoe
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) quick – fast (d) rich – poor
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
26. 26.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) brave (b) sick (c) well (d) kind
27. 27.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) quiet (c) noisy (d) silent
28. 28.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) duck (c) cow (d) goat
29. 29.Which word means “without power”? (a) powered (b) powerless (c) powerful (d) powering
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) bunch
31. 31.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) corn (b) shoe (c) pen (d) tree
32. 32.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) kangaroo (c) cow (d) hen
33. 33.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) glad (b) hungry (c) rude (d) tired
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
35. 35.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
36. 36.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) threw (c) drank (d) ate
37. 37.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) eggs (d) cows
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
39. 39.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) ewe (c) mare (d) peahen
40. 40.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell

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