Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 649 · 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 feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) sister (d) niece
2. 2.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) scared (c) proud (d) lazy
3. 3.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bench (d) flock
5. 5.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) light (d) pen
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) flock (c) pack (d) herd
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) tall – short
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) buy – sell (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
11. 11.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) narrow (b) straight (c) wide (d) clear
12. 12.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) flowers (b) cows (c) wolves (d) ships
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) bunch
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) cub (c) kitten (d) caterpillar
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) team (c) swarm (d) flock
16. 16.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) fearless (c) fearfully (d) feared
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
18. 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
19. 19.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) dancers (b) ships (c) keys (d) cows
20. 20.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
21. 21.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
23. 23.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) sheep (d) dog
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) doorbell (b) tomato (c) animal (d) banana
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) rough (b) late (c) ancient (d) honest
26. 26.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) goose (d) dog
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
28. 28.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) bees (c) cows (d) whales
29. 29.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) caring (c) lazy (d) tall
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) popcorn (c) banana (d) tomato
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
32. 32.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painfully (b) painless (c) painter (d) painful
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) expensive (d) brave
34. 34.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) chair (b) paste (c) tree (d) milk
35. 35.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) ewe (d) cow
36. 36.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) goat (d) cat
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
39. 39.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
40. 40.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-

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