Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 701 · 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: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) flock (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) pack
3. 3.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) brush (b) shoe (c) cup (d) road
4. 4.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
5. 5.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) lions (c) cows (d) grapes
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
7. 7.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
8. 8.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) selfish
9. 9.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) road (c) river (d) garden
10. 10.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) tree (d) room
11. 11.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmer (b) swimmor (c) swimmar (d) swimer
12. 12.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) goat (d) duck
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
14. 14.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) ships (b) flowers (c) cows (d) wolves
15. 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
16. 16.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitifull (b) pityful (c) pitiful (d) pittiful
17. 17.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) tasty (b) fresh (c) salty (d) cold
18. 18.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) judges (d) cows
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) polite (d) shallow
20. 20.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) rock (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) lions (d) ships
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) whisper (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) refuse
23. 23.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) pen (c) chair (d) fall
24. 24.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) cows
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
26. 26.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) grapes (d) people
27. 27.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) buy – sell
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) early (c) minimum (d) modern
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
31. 31.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) unview (d) review
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) quickly (c) animal (d) banana
33. 33.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) light (b) small (c) heavy (d) empty
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
35. 35.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -ly
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
37. 37.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) son (d) uncle
38. 38.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) soldiers (c) keys (d) ships
39. 39.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -ness
40. 40.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) angry (b) delighted (c) bored (d) sleepy

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