Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 599 · 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 “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) preagree
2. 2.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) shoes (b) weather (c) change (d) road
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
4. 4.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
5. 5.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sing (b) crawl (c) jump (d) sleep
6. 6.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) carry (b) select (c) sleep (d) reject
7. 7.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) sailors (d) cows
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) herd (c) colony (d) fleet
9. 9.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachere (c) teachor (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) naughty (b) obedient (c) polite (d) sleepy
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) bookshelf (b) elephant (c) animal (d) quickly
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) lend (c) float (d) arrive
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) pride (d) pod
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) rough (b) ancient (c) honest (d) late
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) umbrella (c) waterfall (d) tomato
17. 17.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) save (b) waste (c) spill (d) heat
18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) modern (c) tiny (d) wet
20. 20.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) below – under (d) generous – selfish
22. 22.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) wilted (c) grew (d) bloomed
23. 23.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) miscontinue
24. 24.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) rice (d) bag
25. 25.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) recook
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
27. 27.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
28. 28.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) flower (b) chair (c) milk (d) bag
29. 29.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) owl (c) ant (d) ox
30. 30.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) scared (b) proud (c) tired (d) lazy
31. 31.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kid (d) foal
33. 33.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) exclude (b) arrive (c) sink (d) borrow
35. 35.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) actor (c) waiter (d) hero
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pack (d) flock
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
38. 38.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) rich (c) fresh (d) weary
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
40. 40.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) mare (d) ewe

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