Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 632 · 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.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) ewe (d) cow
2. 2.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillines (b) silliness (c) silines (d) sillyness
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) modern (c) expensive (d) honest
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) piglet
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) wet – dry
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) generous – selfish
9. 9.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) break (b) choose (c) laugh (d) fix
10. 10.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
11. 11.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) caring (d) tall
12. 12.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
13. 13.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
14. 14.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) fish (d) milk
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kid (d) lamb
16. 16.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
17. 17.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) clean (b) choose (c) smile (d) close
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) yellow (c) firefly (d) happiness
21. 21.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runnar (c) runner (d) runnor
22. 22.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cow (d) cat
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) joey (b) lamb (c) cub (d) chick
24. 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
25. 25.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) behind (b) under (c) above (d) beside
26. 26.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) delighted (b) proud (c) excited (d) worried
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) brood (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
30. 30.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) songs (b) sang (c) singing (d) singer
31. 31.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) sleepy (b) foolish (c) clever (d) honest
33. 33.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
34. 34.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) threw (c) ate (d) drank
35. 35.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
36. 36.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) bloomed (b) danced (c) grew (d) wilted
37. 37.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
38. 38.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) not hear
39. 39.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) puppies (c) ships (d) sticks
40. 40.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) king (d) prince

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