Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 646 · 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: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
2. 2.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) large (d) empty
3. 3.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) hen (c) duck (d) frog
4. 4.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) window (d) question
6. 6.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) ignored (b) helped (c) stopped (d) refused
7. 7.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) preplace
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) generous (c) greedy (d) selfish
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) beautiful (c) yellow (d) moonlight
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) owlet (d) calf
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) in – out
14. 14.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
16. 16.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) cold (b) sweet (c) fresh (d) sour
17. 17.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
18. 18.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) cruel (b) lazy (c) ancient (d) wide
20. 20.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) digger (b) diggar (c) diggor (d) diger
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
22. 22.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) waste (b) spill (c) heat (d) save
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) foal (d) kid
24. 24.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) salty (b) fresh (c) tasty (d) cold
25. 25.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) unsafe (c) new (d) wide
26. 26.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) animal (c) yellow (d) rainbow
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) honest (b) heavy (c) quick (d) rude
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) pride (c) herd (d) flock
30. 30.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) miscook (d) precook
31. 31.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
32. 32.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) rice (b) ground (c) cup (d) milk
33. 33.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) hostess (b) waitress (c) actress (d) princess
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) eaglet (c) calf (d) cub
35. 35.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) thieves
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kid
37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
38. 38.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) slow (b) angry (c) empty (d) clever
39. 39.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
40. 40.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're

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