Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 57 · 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.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) bright (b) dull (c) dark (d) empty
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
3. 3.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) tiger (c) king (d) bull
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
5. 5.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
8. 8.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) goddess (d) hostess
9. 9.Which word means “without a name”? (a) named (b) nameless (c) namely (d) names
10. 10.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) sang (b) singer (c) songs (d) singing
11. 11.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) eat (c) sit (d) shout
12. 12.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) throws (b) eats (c) rides (d) reads
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) fleet (b) litter (c) pride (d) gang
14. 14.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) new (b) unsafe (c) wide (d) strong
15. 15.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
16. 16.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) tiger (b) lion (c) bull (d) king
17. 17.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfull (b) helpfel (c) helpfol (d) helpful
18. 18.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) light (b) chair (c) pen (d) milk
19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
20. 20.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) barks (b) smiles (c) sings (d) moos
21. 21.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) tree (d) bag
22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
23. 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) misfair
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) bunch (b) flock (c) herd (d) fleet
26. 26.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) grandmother (d) niece
27. 27.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) shut – close (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
29. 29.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) prekind
30. 30.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) pan
31. 31.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautifully (b) beauty (c) beautiful (d) beautify
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) brave (b) modern (c) early (d) guilty
33. 33.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) wealthy (c) poor (d) busy
34. 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
35. 35.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) puppies (b) sticks (c) singers (d) ships
36. 36.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
37. 37.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) inside (b) under (c) high (d) deep
38. 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) old – new
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain

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