Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 638 · 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: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) newspaper (b) tomato (c) yellow (d) beautiful
4. 4.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaces (b) peacemaker (c) peacefully (d) peaceful
5. 5.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
6. 6.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) wife
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – reject (d) choose – select
8. 8.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) tree (b) board (c) milk (d) shoe
9. 9.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) ships (d) wolves
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) rainbow (b) pencil (c) happiness (d) banana
11. 11.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) angrily (b) quickly (c) loudly (d) slowly
12. 12.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) quick (b) angry (c) happy (d) sleepy
13. 13.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) lazy (b) tall (c) rude (d) caring
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) airport
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) kitten (d) calf
16. 16.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) sang (c) ate (d) waited
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) polite (c) tall (d) lazy
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) flight (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
20. 20.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadness (b) sadden (c) sadder (d) sadly
21. 21.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) butterfly (d) hen
22. 22.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) wet (b) dull (c) soft (d) bright
23. 23.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
24. 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) fleet (b) pride (c) herd (d) swarm
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) rich – wealthy
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) flock (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) herd
28. 28.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) aunt (d) daughter
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) early (d) absent
30. 30.Which word means “without a name”? (a) nameless (b) named (c) names (d) namely
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) weekend (c) beautiful (d) kitchen
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) innocent (d) ancient
33. 33.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
34. 34.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) glasses (b) milk (c) tree (d) pen
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) generous (b) shallow (c) polite (d) ancient
36. 36.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) cows
37. 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
38. 38.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) simple (c) noisy (d) hard
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
40. 40.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) gentle (b) dark (c) cold (d) hot

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