Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 719 · 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.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) mountains (c) bees (d) ships
2. 2.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
3. 3.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) thin (c) quick (d) sad
4. 4.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) keys (d) fish
5. 5.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
6. 6.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
8. 8.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) cow
9. 9.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) short (b) tired (c) full (d) empty
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
11. 11.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) giant (b) brave (c) little (d) angry
12. 12.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) bored (b) proud (c) delighted (d) frightened
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) blunt (b) modern (c) early (d) honest
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) lazy (c) tall (d) wet
15. 15.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) rides (c) eats (d) throws
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
17. 17.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) running (c) elephant (d) bookshelf
19. 19.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) feathers (b) bubbles (c) pebbles (d) leaves
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
21. 21.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) clean (b) dirty (c) muddy (d) dark
22. 22.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) sleepy (c) polite (d) naughty
23. 23.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) light (d) milk
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) jump – leap (c) yell – shout (d) ill – sick
25. 25.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
26. 26.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) tree (b) rice (c) milk (d) man
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) flock (b) swarm (c) team (d) herd
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) herd (b) grove (c) swarm (d) pride
29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
30. 30.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) fresh (c) weary (d) quick
31. 31.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) man (d) nephew
32. 32.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) usless (c) useless (d) useles
33. 33.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) enemy (b) pal (c) stranger (d) teacher
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) early (d) inferior
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) chick (d) lamb
37. 37.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) fly (d) cup
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth

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