Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 675 · 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: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) rude (b) careless (c) angry (d) patient
2. 2.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) horse (c) swan (d) cat
3. 3.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
5. 5.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) fleet (b) colony (c) pride (d) herd
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) starfish (c) animal (d) umbrella
8. 8.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) girl (b) wife (c) queen (d) aunt
9. 9.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
12. 12.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
13. 13.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleeping (b) sleeper (c) sleepy (d) sleepless
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) elephant (c) tomato (d) homework
15. 15.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) monkeys (c) ships (d) bees
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) pride (c) colony (d) fleet
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) permanent (d) honest
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) buy – sell
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick
20. 20.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tired (b) weak (c) tiny (d) strong
21. 21.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) empty (b) famous (c) tiny (d) unknown
22. 22.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) generous (b) kind (c) honest (d) greedy
23. 23.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfel (b) joyfull (c) joiful (d) joyful
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) cupboard (c) umbrella (d) beautiful
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
26. 26.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darkness (c) darkly (d) darken
27. 27.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) enjoy (b) joyful (c) joyless (d) joyfully
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
29. 29.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) modern (c) honest (d) absent
31. 31.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) rice (d) man
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) increase (b) float (c) whisper (d) arrive
33. 33.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) chair (b) light (c) milk (d) pen
34. 34.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) caerful (c) careful (d) carful
35. 35.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
36. 36.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) question (b) reply (c) travel (d) sleep
37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
38. 38.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) misfill (d) unfill
39. 39.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrily (b) angryly (c) angrilly (d) angrly
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) fleet (b) flock (c) bunch (d) herd

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