Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 648 · 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 masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) father (c) son (d) uncle
2. 2.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
3. 3.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) prince (d) nephew
4. 4.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
5. 5.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) ships (d) fish
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
8. 8.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) cleans (b) dirties (c) breaks (d) hides
9. 9.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
11. 11.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) fruits (b) seeds (c) roots (d) branches
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) swarm (b) pod (c) pride (d) herd
13. 13.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) fish
14. 14.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) way
15. 15.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) firefly (b) quickly (c) kitchen (d) animal
17. 17.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) lamb (d) chick
19. 19.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) smile (b) ask (c) travel (d) answer
20. 20.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) musicians (d) keys
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) elephant (c) sunflower (d) pencil
22. 22.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) rude (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) polite
23. 23.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) wolves (d) lions
24. 24.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
25. 25.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) enjoy (b) joyless (c) joyful (d) joyfully
26. 26.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) tasty (b) cold (c) fresh (d) salty
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) too (c) to
28. 28.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) bag (b) milk (c) flower (d) chair
29. 29.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) sunny (b) cold (c) dry (d) hot
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) flock (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
32. 32.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankless (d) thankful
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) humble (b) early (c) modern (d) rich
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) teacher (c) yellow (d) classroom
36. 36.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) brow
37. 37.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
39. 39.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) eggs (d) lions
40. 40.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) milk (d) room

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