Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 651 · 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.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) big – small
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) entrance (c) question (d) journey
3. 3.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) unplay (d) replay
4. 4.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) cup (b) tree (c) work (d) pen
5. 5.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) tigress (c) mare (d) queen
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) cheap (b) polite (c) early (d) honest
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
9. 9.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) slept (b) whispered (c) cried (d) cheered
10. 10.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) salty (c) tasty (d) fresh
11. 11.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) cut (b) tree (c) book (d) milk
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) yellow (c) weekend (d) teacher
13. 13.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) players (c) grapes (d) cows
14. 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) teacher (c) happiness (d) banana
16. 16.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) waitress (d) hostess
17. 17.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) ships (c) sticks (d) puppies
18. 18.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) tigress (d) hen
19. 19.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) recommon
20. 20.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
22. 22.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) waitress
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) rainbow (c) banana (d) animal
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) brave (c) honest (d) modern
25. 25.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidiness (b) tidyness (c) tidness (d) tidines
26. 26.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quikly (c) quickly (d) quickley
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
28. 28.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) bunch
31. 31.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) choose (b) fix (c) laugh (d) break
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
33. 33.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happily (b) unhappy (c) happiness (d) happier
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) rich – wealthy (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
35. 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
36. 36.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cat (d) cow
37. 37.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) rich (b) fat (c) short (d) thin
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) increase (b) arrive (c) whisper (d) float
39. 39.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) bored (b) proud (c) delighted (d) frightened
40. 40.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) ground (b) milk (c) rice (d) cup

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