Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 606 · 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.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) late (c) superior (d) modern
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) tomato (c) sunflower (d) teacher
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) journey (c) answer (d) defeat
6. 6.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
11. 11.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) drops (c) colours (d) pieces
12. 12.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) tall (c) lazy (d) caring
13. 13.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) grapes (d) ships
14. 14.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) chair (b) book (c) pen (d) fall
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) bench (c) swarm (d) flock
16. 16.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) quick (b) angry (c) sleepy (d) happy
17. 17.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) paper (d) shoe
18. 18.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) smile (b) yell (c) whisper (d) sleep
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) pancake (b) umbrella (c) elephant (d) tomato
20. 20.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) milk (b) bowl (c) chair (d) pen
21. 21.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) warm (b) cold (c) dry (d) quick
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
23. 23.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) tired (c) cold (d) fresh
24. 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
25. 25.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
27. 27.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
28. 28.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) chair (b) tree (c) paste (d) milk
29. 29.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) heavy (b) huge (c) small (d) tall
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
31. 31.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) present (c) smile (d) river
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
33. 33.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) sheep (c) cat (d) hen
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) increase (d) whisper
35. 35.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) proud (b) delighted (c) excited (d) worried
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) journey (b) entrance (c) window (d) question
37. 37.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) sorry (b) angry (c) glad (d) afraid
38. 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) not build (d) build before
39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tiny (b) flat (c) short (d) tall
40. 40.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) early (b) hard (c) easy (d) sweet

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