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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 609 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  2. 2.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) sit (c) shout (d) eat
  3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – chilly (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
  4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) sing (c) lend (d) float
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) bees (d) ships
  6. 6.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
  8. 8.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  9. 9.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
  10. 10.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  11. 11.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shopper (b) shoppar (c) shopor (d) shoper
  12. 12.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
  13. 13.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) waste (b) save (c) heat (d) spill
  14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) range (c) pride (d) swarm
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) horse (d) swan
  16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – break (d) mend – repair
  17. 17.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) ants
  18. 18.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) unfair
  19. 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
  20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) give – take (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – select
  21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) natural (d) brave
  22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) sunglasses (b) animal (c) yellow (d) banana
  23. 23.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) rekind
  24. 24.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  25. 25.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  26. 26.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) slowly (b) loudly (c) angrily (d) quickly
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) hen (c) frog (d) duck
  28. 28.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) angry (b) happy (c) sleepy (d) quick
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) kid (d) cub
  30. 30.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) cows (c) grapes (d) lions
  31. 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
  32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) camels (d) bees
  34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
  35. 35.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) honest (b) generous (c) kind (d) greedy
  36. 36.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singing (b) sang (c) songs (d) singer
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – brave (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
  39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) beautiful (c) newspaper (d) umbrella
  40. 40.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) prelead

Answer key

  1. no
  2. shout
  3. cold – chilly
  4. float
  5. cows
  6. so
  7. frog
  8. know
  9. revisit
  10. too
  11. shopper
  12. not clear
  13. save
  14. range
  15. swan
  16. mend – repair
  17. ants
  18. unfair
  19. not kind
  20. choose – select
  21. natural
  22. sunglasses
  23. unkind
  24. sell
  25. re-
  26. slowly
  27. deer
  28. happy
  29. lamb
  30. sailors
  31. lead wrongly
  32. begin – start
  33. camels
  34. include – exclude
  35. greedy
  36. singer
  37. here
  38. scared – afraid
  39. newspaper
  40. mislead

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