Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 640 · 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.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
3. 3.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) wash (b) hide (c) clap (d) paint
4. 4.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) bored (b) delighted (c) frightened (d) proud
5. 5.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
6. 6.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) bride (b) aunt (c) wife (d) queen
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
8. 8.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) lions (d) bees
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) chick
10. 10.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
11. 11.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) greedy (b) polite (c) rude (d) lazy
12. 12.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
13. 13.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) scared (c) lazy (d) proud
14. 14.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) princess
15. 15.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) castle
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) early (c) modern (d) humble
17. 17.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) shoe (b) road (c) pen (d) cup
18. 18.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) respell
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) permanent (d) brave
21. 21.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) cows (d) sailors
22. 22.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand before
23. 23.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) mislead
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
26. 26.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) two (c) too
27. 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) prehappy
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) polite (c) modern (d) smooth
29. 29.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) small (b) heavy (c) tall (d) huge
30. 30.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) shelf (b) rain (c) milk (d) sun
31. 31.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) ground (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
32. 32.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) book
33. 33.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) clear (c) sunny (d) cloudy
34. 34.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
35. 35.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) son (d) uncle
36. 36.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) noisy (b) rude (c) simple (d) hard
37. 37.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) pan (b) tree (c) shoe (d) milk
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) umbrella (c) waterfall (d) running
39. 39.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
40. 40.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) mare (d) peahen

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