Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 688 · 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 “unhappy”? (a) kind (b) sad (c) busy (d) wet
2. 2.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) chair (b) brow (c) milk (d) pen
3. 3.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
4. 4.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) tree (d) cake
5. 5.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
6. 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
7. 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) herd (b) flock (c) fleet (d) bunch
9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
10. 10.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) flock (b) pack (c) bunch (d) fleet
12. 12.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) soft (b) loud (c) sweet (d) quiet
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) kitchen (d) jellyfish
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) swarm (b) class (c) herd (d) fleet
15. 15.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
16. 16.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) aunt (b) daughter (c) niece (d) wife
17. 17.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) prince (d) uncle
18. 18.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) short (c) tired (d) full
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flight
20. 20.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillines (b) sillyness (c) silliness (d) silines
21. 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) lamb (d) cub
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) accept (c) float (d) whisper
24. 24.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) healthy (b) ill (c) proud (d) tall
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) victory (b) question (c) journey (d) minority
27. 27.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) bees (c) lions (d) sailors
28. 28.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) peahen (d) mare
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) polite (b) opaque (c) ancient (d) generous
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) homework
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) modern (b) humble (c) rich (d) early
32. 32.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) win – lose (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) friend – enemy
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
36. 36.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) won (c) missed (d) lost
37. 37.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) grapes (d) wolves
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
39. 39.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
40. 40.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) misheat

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