Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 63 · 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 same as “hurry”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) rest (d) rush
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) wheelchair (c) teacher (d) yellow
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) herd (b) pod (c) pride (d) swarm
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
5. 5.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) monkeys (c) bees (d) ships
6. 6.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
7. 7.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) dog
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
9. 9.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) patient (c) rude (d) angry
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
12. 12.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) awake (c) tired (d) fresh
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) yell – shout
14. 14.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) slim (b) tall (c) fat (d) quick
15. 15.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) pen (b) ache (c) milk (d) tree
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) haircut (c) quickly (d) kitchen
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
18. 18.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) cut (d) book
19. 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
20. 20.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
21. 21.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
22. 22.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) bored (b) proud (c) delighted (d) frightened
23. 23.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) chair (d) milk
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) toothpaste (c) elephant (d) yellow
25. 25.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) awake (b) asleep (c) loud (d) late
26. 26.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) players
27. 27.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) puppies (d) singers
28. 28.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
30. 30.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) grapes (d) stairs
31. 31.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) cows (d) singers
32. 32.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) actor (d) hero
33. 33.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) polite (c) wet (d) tall
35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) tadpole (d) lamb
36. 36.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) work (b) tree (c) cup (d) pen
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) early – late (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
40. 40.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) serious (b) bored (c) lazy (d) careless

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