Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 636 · 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: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
2. 2.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) dry (c) sunny (d) cold
3. 3.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
4. 4.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) lazy (c) slow (d) swift
5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
7. 7.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) angry (b) empty (c) large (d) quick
8. 8.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudest (b) louder (c) loudly (d) loudness
9. 9.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
11. 11.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) eggs (d) ships
12. 12.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) stopped (b) ignored (c) refused (d) helped
13. 13.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfull (b) helpfel (c) helpfol (d) helpful
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) animal (c) kitchen (d) jellyfish
16. 16.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazines (b) laziness (c) lazyness (d) lazness
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) visible (b) honest (c) early (d) generous
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) natural (c) ancient (d) brave
21. 21.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sailors (c) sticks (d) bees
22. 22.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) rude (c) simple (d) noisy
23. 23.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) medicine (b) shoes (c) kite (d) homework
24. 24.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) cold (b) sour (c) fresh (d) sweet
25. 25.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) bag (c) tree (d) milk
26. 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
27. 27.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) choose (c) break (d) fix
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) honest (d) expensive
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) weekend (b) umbrella (c) elephant (d) animal
30. 30.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) wilted (b) danced (c) grew (d) bloomed
31. 31.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) uncle (d) husband
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold
33. 33.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) corn (d) tree
34. 34.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) father (b) son (c) uncle (d) brother
35. 35.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) paint (c) cook (d) brush
36. 36.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) ships (d) ants
37. 37.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cat (d) sheep
38. 38.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
40. 40.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel

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