Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 678 · 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) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) shy – timid
2. 2.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
3. 3.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautiful (b) beautifully (c) beautify (d) beauty
4. 4.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
5. 5.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
6. 6.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyfully (b) joyless (c) enjoy (d) joyful
7. 7.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) kite (c) shoes (d) medicine
8. 8.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) ants (d) cows
9. 9.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
10. 10.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) ships (c) keys (d) lions
11. 11.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) loud (c) happy (d) tired
12. 12.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) goat (c) cat (d) cow
13. 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
14. 14.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
15. 15.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) kangaroo (d) cat
16. 16.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) shore (b) chair (c) rice (d) milk
17. 17.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) stairs (c) cows (d) grapes
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) rough (c) ancient (d) late
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) rich – wealthy (d) hard – soft
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
21. 21.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) begin (b) repair (c) stop (d) laugh
22. 22.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
23. 23.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) swam (b) barked (c) flew (d) slept
24. 24.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) weather (b) change (c) road (d) shoes
25. 25.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) eagle (d) ox
26. 26.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diggor (b) diggar (c) diger (d) digger
27. 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
28. 28.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) hostess (d) heroine
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) shout – yell (c) push – pull (d) buy – sell
30. 30.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
31. 31.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) yell (b) smile (c) whisper (d) sleep
32. 32.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homely (b) homeless (c) homeward (d) homework
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) calf (d) kitten
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
35. 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
36. 36.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) calm (c) quiet (d) noisy
37. 37.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) hungry (c) angry (d) afraid
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) lazy (d) polite
40. 40.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see

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