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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 552 · 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: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
  2. 2.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) one (d) tree
  3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
  4. 4.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  6. 6.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) threw (b) wasted (c) hid (d) shared
  7. 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) aunt (d) mother
  9. 9.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
  10. 10.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) ripe (b) proud (c) found (d) lost
  11. 11.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
  12. 12.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) cold (c) sunny (d) hot
  13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  14. 14.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
  15. 15.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) beside (b) behind (c) above (d) below
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) wolves (b) ships (c) flowers (d) cows
  17. 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) actress (c) waitress (d) hostess
  19. 19.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
  20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) happy – glad (d) mend – repair
  21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) bedroom (b) banana (c) animal (d) tomato
  22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) absent (b) early (c) modern (d) honest
  23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) rich – poor
  24. 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) come – go
  26. 26.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) tired (b) fresh (c) cold (d) asleep
  27. 27.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) shout (b) lend (c) win (d) arrive
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) mend – repair (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
  31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
  32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
  33. 33.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) tiny (b) empty (c) famous (d) unknown
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
  35. 35.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) geese (d) cows
  36. 36.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) sheep (d) keys
  39. 39.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) slept (b) flew (c) froze (d) boiled
  40. 40.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) bored (b) angry (c) worried (d) pleased

Answer key

  1. piece
  2. one
  3. gift – present
  4. our
  5. witch
  6. shared
  7. not honest
  8. mother
  9. not continue
  10. lost
  11. check again
  12. cold
  13. Would
  14. dear
  15. below
  16. flowers
  17. cook before
  18. waitress
  19. bear
  20. include – exclude
  21. bedroom
  22. absent
  23. quick – fast
  24. judge wrongly
  25. mend – repair
  26. tired
  27. not allow
  28. lend
  29. sow
  30. wise – foolish
  31. cold – chilly
  32. read
  33. famous
  34. flu
  35. geese
  36. so
  37. ancient – modern
  38. lions
  39. boiled
  40. pleased

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