Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 667 · 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) buy – sell (b) shout – yell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
2. 2.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) swam (b) ate (c) drank (d) wrote
3. 3.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) painted (b) cooked (c) ate (d) unlocked
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) herd (b) flock (c) swarm (d) fleet
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) modern (c) wise (d) early
6. 6.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happiely (c) happly (d) happyly
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) gift – river
8. 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open again (d) open before
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
10. 10.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) polite (c) obedient (d) naughty
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rough – smooth (c) rich – wealthy (d) quiet – silent
13. 13.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dusty (b) dry (c) sunny (d) flooded
14. 14.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) milk (b) ache (c) tree (d) pen
15. 15.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) room (d) milk
16. 16.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) danceer (b) dansor (c) dancer (d) dancar
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) banana (c) pancake (d) elephant
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
19. 19.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
22. 22.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) generous (c) greedy (d) selfish
23. 23.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) ships (d) fish
24. 24.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) dishonest (c) polite (d) brave
26. 26.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
28. 28.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
29. 29.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfull (b) joiful (c) joyfel (d) joyful
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) fruits (c) seeds (d) branches
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – large (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
32. 32.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) ground (b) cup (c) milk (d) rice
33. 33.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) wore (c) ate (d) threw
34. 34.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) queen (b) empress (c) duchess (d) princess
35. 35.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) raining (b) smiling (c) singing (d) shining
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) troupe
38. 38.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
39. 39.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
40. 40.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) selfish (b) rude (c) lazy (d) helpful

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