Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 610 · 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.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) barked (b) slept (c) flew (d) swam
2. 2.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) eyebrow (d) yellow
4. 4.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) fresh (b) awake (c) tired (d) lively
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pride
6. 6.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) busy (c) poor (d) clever
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) window (b) answer (c) hero (d) journey
8. 8.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
9. 9.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) too (c) two
10. 10.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) dirties (b) cleans (c) breaks (d) hides
11. 11.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) threw (c) ate (d) drank
12. 12.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) players (d) grapes
13. 13.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) clean (b) choose (c) close (d) smile
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) late (d) superior
15. 15.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
17. 17.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) tired (c) cold (d) fresh
18. 18.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) tired (b) hungry (c) angry (d) excited
19. 19.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
21. 21.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) seeds (c) fruits (d) branches
22. 22.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
23. 23.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpfully (b) helpless (c) helpful (d) helper
24. 24.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeles (b) homeless (c) homless (d) homelees
25. 25.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) spill (b) waste (c) burn (d) save
26. 26.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) ripe (b) lost (c) found (d) proud
27. 27.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) loud (b) rowdy (c) quiet (d) noisy
28. 28.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
29. 29.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautyful (b) beautful (c) beautiful (d) beautifull
30. 30.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfull (b) joyfel (c) joiful (d) joyful
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
32. 32.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziness (b) laziest (c) lazily (d) lazier
33. 33.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) way (d) tree
34. 34.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
35. 35.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) worried (b) proud (c) delighted (d) excited
36. 36.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) friend (c) enemy (d) cousin
37. 37.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) plants (c) reads (d) paints
38. 38.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
39. 39.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) wet – dry

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