Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 614 · 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.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnar (b) runnor (c) runner (d) runer
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
3. 3.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) pig (d) frog
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) kitchen (c) teacher (d) newspaper
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
6. 6.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) pencil (c) jellyfish (d) kitchen
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) gift – present (d) end – finish
9. 9.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) cup (b) shoe (c) road (d) brush
10. 10.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) pan (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) piglet
13. 13.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) miscount
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) honest (d) permanent
16. 16.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playing (b) playful (c) played (d) player
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) gosling (c) kid (d) calf
18. 18.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) tree (b) book (c) rice (d) port
19. 19.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) musicians (d) ships
20. 20.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) cows (d) singers
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) come – go
22. 22.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancer (d) dancing
23. 23.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) bloomed (c) grew (d) wilted
24. 24.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) begin (c) stop (d) repair
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) tall – short (d) happy – sad
26. 26.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
27. 27.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) whales (d) bees
28. 28.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) change (b) shoes (c) road (d) weather
29. 29.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) lamb (d) cub
31. 31.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) sunny (b) cloudy (c) clear (d) bright
32. 32.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) joyfully (c) joyful (d) enjoy
33. 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
34. 34.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
35. 35.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
36. 36.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) push – pull (c) day – night (d) friend – enemy
38. 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) profit (c) window (d) answer
40. 40.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less

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