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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 718 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) clean (c) choose (d) close
  2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
  3. 3.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
  4. 4.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) fresh (c) happy (d) loud
  5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
  6. 6.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) famous (b) unknown (c) tiny (d) empty
  7. 7.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
  8. 8.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kitten (d) foal
  10. 10.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) rich (c) angry (d) afraid
  11. 11.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) clever (c) poor (d) busy
  12. 12.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) ox (c) eagle (d) owl
  13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) pod (d) pride
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) hen (d) ewe
  15. 15.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudness (b) loudest (c) loudly (d) louder
  16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) accept (b) float (c) import (d) whisper
  19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) float (d) blame
  20. 20.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easyly (b) easely (c) easily (d) easly
  21. 21.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) sunny (c) hot (d) cold
  22. 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
  23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) glad – happy
  24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) flock (b) herd (c) fleet (d) band
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
  26. 26.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitiful (b) pittiful (c) pitifull (d) pityful
  27. 27.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) change (b) weather (c) shoes (d) road
  28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) tall (c) wet (d) polite
  29. 29.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homely (b) homeless (c) homework (d) homeward
  30. 30.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) tasty (b) salty (c) cold (d) fresh
  31. 31.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writeer (c) writer (d) writter
  32. 32.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
  33. 33.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) modern (c) early (d) wide
  36. 36.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) fish (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
  37. 37.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) clear (c) crowded (d) wide
  38. 38.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
  39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) running (c) firefly (d) teacher
  40. 40.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) lazy (b) serious (c) bored (d) careless

Answer key

  1. close
  2. mend – repair
  3. not safe
  4. tired
  5. stone – rock
  6. famous
  7. some
  8. host
  9. foal
  10. afraid
  11. wealthy
  12. eagle
  13. pod
  14. cow
  15. loudly
  16. pre-
  17. un-
  18. import
  19. blame
  20. easily
  21. cold
  22. not usual
  23. cheap – expensive
  24. band
  25. wait
  26. pitiful
  27. change
  28. polite
  29. homeless
  30. salty
  31. writer
  32. replay
  33. view before
  34. meat
  35. kind
  36. fish
  37. crowded
  38. won
  39. firefly
  40. serious

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