Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 566 · 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: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
2. 2.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) glasses (b) milk (c) tree (d) pen
3. 3.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) smile (c) story (d) siren
4. 4.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
5. 5.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) angry (b) glad (c) afraid (d) sorry
6. 6.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) wise – foolish (c) mend – repair (d) below – under
8. 8.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) full – empty (c) ill – well (d) ill – sick
10. 10.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) sunglasses (c) umbrella (d) beautiful
12. 12.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) milk (d) pan
13. 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) postman (b) yellow (c) running (d) banana
16. 16.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) shy – timid
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) humble (b) early (c) rich (d) modern
20. 20.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) laziness (b) lazness (c) lazines (d) lazyness
21. 21.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) sister (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) niece
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) artificial (c) generous (d) modern
24. 24.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) polite (d) greedy
25. 25.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) host (c) headmaster (d) uncle
26. 26.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teacher (b) teachable (c) teaching (d) taught
27. 27.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfel (b) wondreful (c) wonderful (d) wonderfull
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
30. 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
31. 31.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) tree (d) bag
32. 32.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) bloomed (b) danced (c) wilted (d) grew
33. 33.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) usless (b) uselesss (c) useles (d) useless
34. 34.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) drank (c) ate (d) threw
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) polite (b) brave (c) foolish (d) ancient
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) cupboard (c) beautiful (d) teacher
37. 37.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) bow (d) milk
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) swarm (b) caravan (c) bunch (d) fleet
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
40. 40.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) princess

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