Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 698 · 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.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) flock
3. 3.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) hid (b) shared (c) wasted (d) threw
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) arrive (b) sink (c) borrow (d) exclude
5. 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
8. 8.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ness
9. 9.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) display
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
11. 11.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
12. 12.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) worried (c) bored (d) pleased
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) happiness (c) railway (d) tomato
14. 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
16. 16.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) honest (d) greedy
17. 17.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) happy (c) tired (d) loud
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) export (d) sink
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) journey (d) sunset
20. 20.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) sticks (c) ships (d) puppies
21. 21.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) pen (b) room (c) tree (d) milk
22. 22.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) not build (d) build before
23. 23.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
24. 24.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) ships (d) grapes
25. 25.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) headmistress (c) hostess (d) aunt
26. 26.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
27. 27.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slower (c) slowest (d) slowly
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – old (c) ancient – modern (d) tiny – little
29. 29.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
30. 30.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) kite (b) homework (c) shoes (d) medicine
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) increase (c) whisper (d) float
32. 32.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) chair (b) shoe (c) bee (d) pen
33. 33.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
34. 34.Which word means “without end”? (a) ended (b) endings (c) endless (d) ending
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
36. 36.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) cup (b) work (c) tree (d) pen
37. 37.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
39. 39.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) bride (b) nun (c) aunt (d) queen
40. 40.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) aunt (d) niece

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