Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 7 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
2. 2.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) lazy (b) slow (c) sleepy (d) swift
4. 4.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
5. 5.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) rich (b) quick (c) bold (d) timid
6. 6.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) pleased (c) angry (d) bored
7. 7.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) question (d) window
9. 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
10. 10.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -less
11. 11.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ant (d) ox
12. 12.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
13. 13.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farming (b) farmer (c) farmed (d) farmland
14. 14.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
15. 15.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
16. 16.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) danceer (b) dancar (c) dancer (d) dansor
17. 17.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) wolves (d) ships
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
19. 19.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
20. 20.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) lioness (c) mare (d) tigress
21. 21.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) baker (c) bakor (d) bakeer
22. 22.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
23. 23.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) short (b) empty (c) tired (d) full
24. 24.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) cold (c) hot (d) sunny
25. 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
27. 27.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) ants (d) ships
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) herd (b) pride (c) bunch (d) school
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) wide (b) clear (c) straight (d) narrow
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) early (b) inferior (c) polite (d) ancient
32. 32.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) finish (b) start (c) choose (d) shout
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) polite (c) brave (d) dishonest
34. 34.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) sleep (b) travel (c) reply (d) question
35. 35.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – reject (d) choose – select
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) bench (b) swarm (c) flock (d) herd
38. 38.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
39. 39.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
40. 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly

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