Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 700 · 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 “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
2. 2.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) lost (b) won (c) missed (d) feared
3. 3.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) proud (b) lazy (c) scared (d) tired
4. 4.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindniss (c) kindeness (d) kindnes
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) swarm (b) pride (c) flock (d) fleet
6. 6.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) pen (d) one
7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) polite (d) present
11. 11.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) rude (c) patient (d) angry
12. 12.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) pieces (b) flowers (c) colours (d) drops
13. 13.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) made (b) used (c) lost (d) found
14. 14.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) joyfully (c) enjoy (d) joyful
15. 15.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
16. 16.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancer (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
17. 17.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) quiet (b) kind (c) giant (d) tiny
18. 18.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) easy (c) wet (d) difficult
19. 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
21. 21.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dull (b) bright (c) dark (d) empty
22. 22.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rush (b) eat (c) rest (d) sing
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) swarm (b) flock (c) range (d) pride
24. 24.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendless (b) friendship (c) friends (d) friendly
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) animal (c) firefly (d) pencil
26. 26.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) fish (d) milk
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) notebook (d) beautiful
28. 28.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -ness
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
30. 30.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teacher (b) teaching (c) teachable (d) taught
31. 31.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
32. 32.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) wide (b) strong (c) new (d) unsafe
33. 33.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) win (c) lend (d) shout
35. 35.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) ships (c) cows (d) keys
36. 36.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) keys (c) ships (d) people
37. 37.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
38. 38.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ness
39. 39.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) luckily (c) luckyly (d) lukily
40. 40.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge

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