Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 569 · 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.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -ful
2. 2.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) wet (b) easy (c) difficult (d) kind
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) swarm (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
4. 4.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) dry
5. 5.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) caught (b) washed (c) missed (d) drove
6. 6.Which word means “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearful (c) fearfully (d) fearless
7. 7.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) paint (b) cook (c) brush (d) wear
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
9. 9.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) angry (b) bored (c) sleepy (d) delighted
10. 10.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) jumps (b) flies (c) flows (d) sleeps
11. 11.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
12. 12.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) rich (b) poor (c) tall (d) kind
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) wheelchair (c) running (d) tomato
15. 15.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
16. 16.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) prince (b) king (c) duke (d) uncle
17. 17.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) late (c) rough (d) ancient
20. 20.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) eats (b) rides (c) reads (d) throws
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) early (b) rich (c) modern (d) humble
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) fleet (b) pride (c) flock (d) litter
23. 23.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpfully (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpless
24. 24.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) troop (d) herd
26. 26.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
27. 27.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) ate (c) waited (d) ran
28. 28.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
29. 29.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) grapes (d) wolves
30. 30.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) paints (b) cooks (c) plants (d) reads
31. 31.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
32. 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) honest (b) generous (c) greedy (d) kind
34. 34.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) fly (b) chair (c) pen (d) shoe
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) postman (b) happiness (c) quickly (d) banana
36. 36.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
38. 38.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) loud (b) lazy (c) kind (d) busy
39. 39.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) pig (d) hen
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) quickly (c) newspaper (d) running

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