Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 670 · 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 “shut”? (a) clean (b) close (c) choose (d) smile
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) airport (c) beautiful (d) kitchen
3. 3.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) dull (b) sad (c) slow (d) shiny
4. 4.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) won (b) feared (c) lost (d) missed
5. 5.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
6. 6.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) sleepy (b) clever (c) honest (d) foolish
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) calf (d) cub
9. 9.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
10. 10.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
11. 11.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
12. 12.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) disread (d) unread
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) brave (c) modern (d) honest
14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
15. 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) up – down (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
18. 18.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) shared (c) threw (d) hid
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) teacher (c) quickly (d) homework
20. 20.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happines (b) happiness (c) happieness (d) happyness
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) piglet (d) cub
22. 22.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) colours (c) drops (d) pieces
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) pencil (c) classroom (d) running
24. 24.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) wet (c) modern (d) angry
28. 28.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) shoes (c) kite (d) medicine
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) deep (c) early (d) rich
31. 31.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) dancers (d) keys
32. 32.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) cold (b) asleep (c) tired (d) fresh
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) early (b) rich (c) humble (d) modern
34. 34.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) ate (b) threw (c) drank (d) painted
35. 35.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) rich (d) quiet
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
37. 37.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -less
38. 38.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) mend – break
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) cub

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