Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 590 · 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 word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) early (c) wise (d) modern
2. 2.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaken (b) weaker (c) weakly (d) weakness
3. 3.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) late (d) awake
4. 4.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) princess
5. 5.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) son (d) uncle
6. 6.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) sticks (d) sailors
7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
8. 8.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) bag (d) tree
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) polite (b) lazy (c) brave (d) dishonest
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) duckling (c) foal (d) cub
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) whisper (d) increase
14. 14.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dull (b) tiny (c) dark (d) bright
16. 16.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
18. 18.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) colours (c) drops (d) pieces
19. 19.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) rich (c) poor (d) kind
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) journey (c) failure (d) answer
21. 21.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
22. 22.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) breaks (b) cleans (c) dirties (d) hides
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) defeat (c) answer (d) journey
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
26. 26.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
27. 27.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) weather (b) shoes (c) road (d) change
28. 28.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) lion (d) sheep
29. 29.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) yell (c) smile (d) whisper
30. 30.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homless (b) homeles (c) homelees (d) homeless
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) chick (d) cub
33. 33.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) box
34. 34.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) flowers (d) wolves
35. 35.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) hot (b) loud (c) dry (d) damp
36. 36.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) poured (b) chopped (c) boiled (d) fried
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) toothpaste (b) quickly (c) umbrella (d) teacher
38. 38.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) eats (b) drinks (c) sleeps (d) tells
39. 39.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
40. 40.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale

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