Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 622 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) shut – close
2. 2.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) paints (b) plants (c) cooks (d) reads
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) kitchen (c) quickly (d) rainbow
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) entrance (c) journey (d) question
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) bunch (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
6. 6.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) peacock (b) rooster (c) lion (d) bull
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) pack (b) bunch (c) flock (d) fleet
8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bunch (d) flock
11. 11.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) to (c) two
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
14. 14.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writeer (b) writar (c) writer (d) writter
15. 15.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) tired (b) rude (c) lazy (d) smart
16. 16.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicker (b) quickness (c) quicken (d) quickly
17. 17.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) swan (c) horse (d) cow
18. 18.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
19. 19.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) princess (d) queen
20. 20.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
21. 21.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
22. 22.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beauty (c) beautifully (d) beautiful
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) herd (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) swarm
24. 24.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) animal (c) teacher (d) elephant
26. 26.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) butterfly (b) frog (c) hen (d) cow
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) happiness (c) daylight (d) tomato
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) lend (d) sing
29. 29.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) shoe (b) bee (c) chair (d) pen
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
31. 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) not open (d) open before
32. 32.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) quickly (c) moonlight (d) yellow
35. 35.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) carry (c) reject (d) select
36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) ancient (d) natural
38. 38.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) aunt (b) bride (c) queen (d) lady
39. 39.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) grew (c) froze (d) melted
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) open – shut (c) gift – river (d) gift – present

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