Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 721 · 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.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) chair
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) bunch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
3. 3.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) rock (b) cloud (c) river (d) tree
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) litter (b) flock (c) fleet (d) pride
5. 5.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) light (d) pen
6. 6.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
7. 7.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) unsafe (b) strong (c) new (d) wide
8. 8.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) selfish (c) lazy (d) greedy
9. 9.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) useles (c) useless (d) usless
10. 10.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) calm (d) silent
11. 11.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) shout (b) arrive (c) win (d) lend
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
14. 14.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) tree (d) man
15. 15.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) delighted (c) bored (d) angry
16. 16.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kinder (b) kindest (c) kindly (d) kindness
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) blame
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) hot – cold
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) newspaper (c) animal (d) happiness
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) beautiful (d) snowman
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) umbrella (c) happiness (d) starfish
23. 23.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
24. 24.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) displace (d) preplace
25. 25.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautiful (b) beautify (c) beauty (d) beautifully
26. 26.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkeness (b) darckness (c) darkness (d) darknes
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) fleet (b) litter (c) gang (d) pride
28. 28.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) journey (b) question (c) sunrise (d) window
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) herd (b) bunch (c) flock (d) crew
33. 33.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) flock (c) swarm (d) team
36. 36.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) toothbrush (c) quickly (d) beautiful
38. 38.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
39. 39.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homelees (b) homless (c) homeles (d) homeless
40. 40.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) late (c) asleep (d) awake

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