Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 577 · 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.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) usless (b) useles (c) uselesss (d) useless
2. 2.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
3. 3.Which word means “without care”? (a) carer (b) careless (c) careful (d) carefully
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick
5. 5.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) fish (d) cows
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) cheap (c) early (d) honest
9. 9.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
10. 10.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) cupboard (b) teacher (c) tomato (d) yellow
12. 12.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) cook again
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) sing (d) float
15. 15.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) afraid (b) hungry (c) angry (d) rich
16. 16.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) lost (b) feared (c) won (d) missed
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
18. 18.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) hen (d) pig
19. 19.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
20. 20.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
21. 21.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) prekind
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
23. 23.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) ships (c) lions (d) grapes
24. 24.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) grapes (d) bees
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
27. 27.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) milk (b) room (c) tree (d) shoe
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) joey (d) chick
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – slow
32. 32.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
33. 33.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) wide (b) crowded (c) clear (d) empty
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) export (b) sink (c) borrow (d) arrive
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
37. 37.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
38. 38.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) bees (c) sailors (d) lions
39. 39.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
40. 40.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal

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