Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 554 · 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.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) cup (b) brush (c) shoe (d) road
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) window (d) hero
3. 3.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
4. 4.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) reads (c) plants (d) paints
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) elephant (c) animal (d) butterfly
6. 6.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diggor (b) diggar (c) diger (d) digger
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) generous (b) early (c) honest (d) visible
8. 8.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) hen (b) cow (c) duck (d) mare
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) cub (d) gosling
10. 10.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) new (b) unsafe (c) strong (d) wide
11. 11.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) board (d) tree
12. 12.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) washed (b) caught (c) missed (d) drove
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) herd (b) flock (c) fleet (d) bunch
14. 14.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaker (b) weakness (c) weaken (d) weakly
15. 15.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) begin (c) shout (d) finish
16. 16.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) pen (c) chair (d) fall
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) cupboard (c) tomato (d) yellow
19. 19.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
20. 20.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) boring (c) sad (d) funny
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) answer (d) majority
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) swarm (b) pod (c) pride (d) bunch
23. 23.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
24. 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
26. 26.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) niece (c) aunt (d) queen
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
28. 28.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) angry (c) pleased (d) bored
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
30. 30.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) rise (d) chair
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) bench (b) herd (c) swarm (d) flock
32. 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) ill – sick (c) big – large (d) gift – present
35. 35.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) dull (c) dark (d) bright
37. 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) misfair (d) disfair
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) late (d) rough
39. 39.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) quiet (c) noisy (d) silent
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) rich (b) honest (c) deep (d) early

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