Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 655 · 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 word means the same as “end”? (a) finish (b) shout (c) smile (d) begin
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) question (d) success
3. 3.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeles (b) homless (c) homeless (d) homelees
4. 4.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
5. 5.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) owl (c) ant (d) ox
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) in – out
7. 7.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) man (d) chair
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) bedroom (b) happiness (c) pencil (d) teacher
9. 9.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) judges (d) ships
10. 10.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slowest (c) slowly (d) slower
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) haircut (c) happiness (d) pencil
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) calf (d) cub
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) dishonest (b) brave (c) lazy (d) polite
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) swarm
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) absent (c) modern (d) honest
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
18. 18.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) reply (b) sleep (c) travel (d) question
19. 19.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) pen (b) road (c) shoe (d) cup
20. 20.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) below – under
22. 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
23. 23.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) queen (b) wife (c) aunt (d) bride
24. 24.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) noisy (b) angry (c) quick (d) silent
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) swarm (b) flock (c) range (d) pride
26. 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) miscook (d) discook
27. 27.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
28. 28.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
29. 29.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
30. 30.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) football (c) umbrella (d) yellow
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) artificial (c) generous (d) polite
33. 33.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) fish
34. 34.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
35. 35.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) delighted (c) angry (d) sleepy
36. 36.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) cow (c) dog (d) cat
37. 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) foal (d) cub
39. 39.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) deep (b) inside (c) under (d) high
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick

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