Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 697 · 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.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) prince (c) king (d) uncle
2. 2.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dull (d) shiny
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) rich – wealthy
4. 4.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) box (d) milk
5. 5.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
6. 6.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) braver (b) bravest (c) bravely (d) bravery
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) shout – yell (d) buy – sell
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
9. 9.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) behind (c) under (d) beside
10. 10.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) stop (d) begin
11. 11.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) lion (d) king
12. 12.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) goose
13. 13.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) ground (d) chair
14. 14.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
15. 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
16. 16.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
17. 17.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
18. 18.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) starfish (d) running
20. 20.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) husband (b) king (c) boy (d) uncle
21. 21.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) softly (c) loudly (d) quietly
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) kitchen (c) banana (d) elephant
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) flock (c) pride (d) herd
24. 24.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) bloomed (b) grew (c) danced (d) wilted
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
26. 26.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) misrespect (d) rerespect
27. 27.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) loud (c) quiet (d) noisy
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) ancient (c) wide (d) cruel
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) include (c) whisper (d) float
30. 30.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpless (b) helpfully (c) helper (d) helpful
31. 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) fruits (b) branches (c) roots (d) seeds
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) bunch (b) herd (c) flock (d) fleet
34. 34.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
35. 35.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) simple (b) noisy (c) hard (d) rude
36. 36.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
37. 37.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
39. 39.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) bouquet (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet

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