Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 714 · 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) shut – close (b) arrive – reach (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
2. 2.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) choose (c) start (d) finish
3. 3.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dull (b) dark (c) empty (d) bright
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) grandmother (b) happiness (c) tomato (d) quickly
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) arrive (b) export (c) sink (d) borrow
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) litter (c) fleet (d) flock
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
8. 8.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) choose (c) laugh (d) repair
9. 9.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quickness (b) quicker (c) quicken (d) quickly
10. 10.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
11. 11.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) question (c) success (d) victory
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) bedroom (c) beautiful (d) quickly
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kitten
15. 15.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) pen (d) cake
16. 16.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) short (b) tall (c) tiny (d) flat
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) kitchen (c) rainbow (d) teacher
18. 18.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) princess
19. 19.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) wet (b) soft (c) bright (d) dull
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) herd (b) flock (c) fleet (d) band
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) happiness (c) snowman (d) running
22. 22.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) deer (d) duck
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) fleet (b) bouquet (c) pride (d) herd
24. 24.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) made (b) lost (c) found (d) used
25. 25.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
27. 27.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) wrote (b) ate (c) swam (d) drank
28. 28.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cat (c) goat (d) cow
29. 29.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
30. 30.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) mishonest (d) rehonest
31. 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) quickly (c) happiness (d) waterfall
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) elephant (c) quickly (d) cupboard
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) chick (d) kitten
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) early (b) modern (c) transparent (d) honest
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) to (c) too
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) clear (b) wide (c) narrow (d) straight
39. 39.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
40. 40.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) thieves (c) grapes (d) ships

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