Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 624 · 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 word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) lazier (c) lazily (d) laziness
2. 2.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) greedy (c) generous (d) selfish
4. 4.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
6. 6.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) dancers
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
8. 8.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) breaks (b) cleans (c) dirties (d) hides
9. 9.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) busy (b) wealthy (c) clever (d) poor
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) cold – hot
11. 11.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) team (c) flock (d) swarm
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold
14. 14.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) flows (c) jumps (d) flies
15. 15.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) eaglet
17. 17.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -er
18. 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
19. 19.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) princess (d) heroine
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) colony (b) herd (c) pride (d) fleet
21. 21.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
22. 22.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) rain (b) shelf (c) sun (d) milk
23. 23.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) cup (b) work (c) pen (d) tree
24. 24.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) reject (c) select (d) carry
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) shy – timid (d) old – new
26. 26.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) quiet (b) giant (c) kind (d) tiny
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
28. 28.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) eats (b) throws (c) reads (d) rides
29. 29.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopefull (b) hopful (c) hopeful (d) hoapful
30. 30.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
31. 31.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) owl (d) ox
32. 32.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
33. 33.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) cow (d) mare
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) duckling (d) kitten
35. 35.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) melted (b) froze (c) grew (d) slept
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) clutch
37. 37.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) paper (d) milk
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
40. 40.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sicken (b) sickly (c) sicker (d) sickness

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