Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 626 · 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: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) save (c) spill (d) waste
2. 2.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) duchess (d) niece
3. 3.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
4. 4.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) cloudy (c) sunny (d) clear
5. 5.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) ignored (b) stopped (c) refused (d) helped
6. 6.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) wrote (b) writer (c) writing (d) written
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – bold (c) big – large (d) brave – cowardly
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) rough (b) ancient (c) honest (d) late
10. 10.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
11. 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) sleepy (b) honest (c) clever (d) foolish
13. 13.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) keys (c) whales (d) cows
14. 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) animal (c) headache (d) running
16. 16.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) unlocked (b) ate (c) cooked (d) painted
17. 17.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) bull (c) prince (d) emperor
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
19. 19.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) wife (d) niece
20. 20.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) keys (d) people
21. 21.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) rock
22. 22.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) carry (c) choose (d) jump
23. 23.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) deer (d) hen
24. 24.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) early – late (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
26. 26.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankless (c) thankful (d) thankfully
27. 27.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) silent (b) noisy (c) angry (d) quick
28. 28.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) caerful (c) carful (d) careful
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
30. 30.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -ful
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) polite (c) dishonest (d) brave
32. 32.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
33. 33.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
34. 34.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) river (c) shout (d) smile
35. 35.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) brow (b) chair (c) pen (d) milk
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
37. 37.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) frog
38. 38.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
39. 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink

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