Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 65 · 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.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) serious (d) bored
2. 2.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
3. 3.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) choose – select (d) give – take
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
6. 6.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) actress
7. 7.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) fresh (b) weary (c) quick (d) rich
8. 8.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) ache
9. 9.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angryly (b) angrly (c) angrily (d) angrilly
10. 10.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
11. 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) not paint
12. 12.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
13. 13.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) fresh (b) stale (c) soft (d) warm
14. 14.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowley (b) slowly (c) slowely (d) sloly
15. 15.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
16. 16.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) milk (b) bow (c) chair (d) pen
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) tomato (c) pencil (d) butterfly
18. 18.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
19. 19.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writar (c) writeer (d) writer
20. 20.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) slept (b) cried (c) cheered (d) whispered
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
22. 22.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfel (b) wonderfull (c) wonderful (d) wondreful
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) shy – timid
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) tall – short
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
26. 26.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) hardworking (b) careless (c) rude (d) lazy
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) flock (b) cabinet (c) swarm (d) herd
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – large (c) fast – slow (d) big – small
29. 29.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) big (c) loud (d) small
30. 30.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) fish
31. 31.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
32. 32.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
33. 33.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) goat (c) cat (d) cow
34. 34.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) grandmother (d) aunt
35. 35.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) modern (b) early (c) blunt (d) honest
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) pride
38. 38.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
39. 39.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happily (b) happiness (c) happiest (d) happier
40. 40.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) rice (b) cup (c) pen (d) ball

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