Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 553 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) chick (d) cub
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) old – new
3. 3.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) swan (d) cow
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) ill – well (c) full – empty (d) early – late
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) eyebrow (c) quickly (d) elephant
6. 6.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) quickly (c) running (d) football
8. 8.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) slow (b) angry (c) clever (d) empty
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) animal (c) playground (d) kitchen
10. 10.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) husband
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) fleet (b) troupe (c) swarm (d) herd
12. 12.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) flock (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pack
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
15. 15.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) chilly
16. 16.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easyly (b) easily (c) easely (d) easly
17. 17.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -ness
18. 18.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) nephew
19. 19.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) mountains (c) cows (d) bees
20. 20.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) hardworking (c) lazy (d) careless
21. 21.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
22. 22.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) paint (c) open (d) close
23. 23.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
25. 25.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) fish (b) pen (c) chair (d) milk
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) postman (b) running (c) umbrella (d) pencil
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
30. 30.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) refair
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) newspaper (b) umbrella (c) yellow (d) tomato
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) herd
33. 33.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) puppies (c) sticks (d) singers
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – wealthy (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
35. 35.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) obedient (b) tall (c) quiet (d) mischievous
36. 36.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
37. 37.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoped (b) hopeful (c) hoping (d) hopeless
38. 38.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
39. 39.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) soft (b) fresh (c) stale (d) warm
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short

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