Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 595 · 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 means “in a soft way”? (a) softer (b) softly (c) soften (d) softness
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) present (c) late (d) ancient
3. 3.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) classroom (c) animal (d) tomato
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) cub (d) eaglet
6. 6.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) smiling (b) shining (c) singing (d) raining
7. 7.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopeless (b) hoping (c) hopefully (d) hopeful
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) victory (c) minimum (d) modern
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) ill – sick (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
10. 10.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flies (b) sleeps (c) jumps (d) flows
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) shy – timid (d) tall – short
12. 12.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) open (b) break (c) paint (d) close
13. 13.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyful (b) joiful (c) joyfull (d) joyfel
14. 14.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) tall (b) obedient (c) quiet (d) mischievous
15. 15.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) soldiers (c) keys (d) ships
16. 16.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
18. 18.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) win – lose (c) mend – break (d) come – go
21. 21.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) leaves (b) pebbles (c) bubbles (d) feathers
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) wide (d) ancient
23. 23.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) quick (b) slim (c) tall (d) fat
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) homework (c) running (d) banana
25. 25.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderful (b) wonderfull (c) wonderfel (d) wondreful
26. 26.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
28. 28.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) chick
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) bouquet (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
31. 31.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) rude (d) honest
32. 32.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) lioness (c) hen (d) mare
33. 33.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) tired (c) cold (d) fresh
34. 34.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
36. 36.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) angry (c) afraid (d) rich
37. 37.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) swam (b) slept (c) barked (d) flew
38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
39. 39.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playful (b) playing (c) played (d) player
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd

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