Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 630 · 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.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
2. 2.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) preplace (c) displace (d) misplace
3. 3.Which word means “without a name”? (a) namely (b) names (c) nameless (d) named
4. 4.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfel (b) helpfol (c) helpfull (d) helpful
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) modern (c) blunt (d) honest
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
7. 7.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) grapes
8. 8.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) fresh (b) tired (c) lively (d) awake
9. 9.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) king (b) bull (c) lion (d) horse
10. 10.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) castle (b) pen (c) chair (d) milk
11. 11.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
12. 12.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) paper (b) milk (c) tree (d) shoe
13. 13.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
14. 14.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) work (b) pen (c) tree (d) cup
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) float (d) sing
16. 16.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happly (b) happyly (c) happiely (d) happily
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) banana (c) umbrella (d) weekend
18. 18.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
19. 19.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) pleased (b) worried (c) bored (d) angry
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) flock
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) pencil (c) grandmother (d) yellow
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) elephant (c) waterfall (d) kitchen
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) puppy (c) chick (d) kitten
24. 24.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) heavy (c) kind (d) empty
25. 25.Which word means “without power”? (a) powered (b) powering (c) powerless (d) powerful
26. 26.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tired (b) weak (c) tiny (d) strong
27. 27.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) selfish (b) lazy (c) generous (d) greedy
30. 30.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) shut – close
33. 33.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cat (c) goat (d) cow
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) flock (c) troop (d) fleet
36. 36.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) lost (b) won (c) missed (d) feared
37. 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
38. 38.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) ants (d) grapes
39. 39.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
40. 40.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendless (c) friendly (d) friends

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