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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 551 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  2. 2.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) cold (b) fresh (c) sweet (d) sour
  3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
  4. 4.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) rebehave (d) prebehave
  5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) rich – wealthy (d) hard – soft
  6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) herd (b) colony (c) fleet (d) pride
  7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) sunrise (c) happiness (d) tomato
  8. 8.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfel (b) joyfull (c) joiful (d) joyful
  9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) cold – chilly
  10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pride (b) herd (c) pod (d) swarm
  11. 11.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) ox (d) owl
  12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) swift (c) lazy (d) slow
  13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
  14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) sink (d) run
  15. 15.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) flowers (b) wolves (c) cows (d) ships
  17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) handbag (b) pencil (c) quickly (d) running
  18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) sing (d) lend
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
  20. 20.Which word means “without care”? (a) careful (b) careless (c) carefully (d) carer
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
  22. 22.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
  23. 23.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) bright (b) empty (c) dark (d) dull
  24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) grandmother (d) queen
  26. 26.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) reads (b) cooks (c) paints (d) plants
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
  29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) actress
  31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) gang (b) litter (c) pride (d) fleet
  32. 32.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) close (c) smile (d) clean
  33. 33.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) paper (b) milk (c) shoe (d) tree
  34. 34.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) louder (b) loudly (c) loudness (d) loudest
  35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) haircut (d) quickly
  36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
  37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) caravan (d) fleet
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) lions (c) keys (d) ships
  39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) fleet (b) pride (c) herd (d) swarm
  40. 40.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) enemy (b) stranger (c) cousin (d) friend

Answer key

  1. here
  2. sour
  3. Which
  4. misbehave
  5. rich – wealthy
  6. colony
  7. sunrise
  8. joyful
  9. cold – chilly
  10. pod
  11. eagle
  12. swift
  13. float – sink
  14. sink
  15. pear
  16. flowers
  17. handbag
  18. float
  19. bare
  20. careless
  21. son
  22. view before
  23. bright
  24. brave – cowardly
  25. grandmother
  26. plants
  27. sea
  28. begin – start
  29. plane
  30. hostess
  31. gang
  32. close
  33. paper
  34. loudly
  35. haircut
  36. ancient – modern
  37. caravan
  38. lions
  39. herd
  40. friend

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