Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 726 · 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: news + ___ (a) paper (b) milk (c) tree (d) shoe
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
3. 3.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) lost (b) proud (c) found (d) ripe
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) banana (c) teacher (d) toothbrush
5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) day – night (d) friend – pal
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) glad – happy
8. 8.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) bees (c) lions (d) sailors
9. 9.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) book (d) fall
10. 10.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) flower (d) bag
11. 11.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazyness (b) laziness (c) lazness (d) lazines
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) gift – present (c) big – large (d) ill – sick
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
14. 14.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) king (d) bull
15. 15.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) flock (b) pride (c) litter (d) fleet
17. 17.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
18. 18.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
19. 19.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ness
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kid
21. 21.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) player (b) playful (c) playing (d) played
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
23. 23.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravely (b) braver (c) bravest (d) bravery
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) beautiful (c) teacher (d) postman
25. 25.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happily (b) unhappy (c) happiness (d) happier
26. 26.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) brother (c) nephew (d) uncle
27. 27.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) silent (b) quick (c) angry (d) noisy
28. 28.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) proud (c) delighted (d) worried
29. 29.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
30. 30.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homely (b) homeward (c) homework (d) homeless
31. 31.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) proud (b) tired (c) lazy (d) scared
32. 32.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) husband (b) boy (c) uncle (d) king
33. 33.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teaching (b) taught (c) teachable (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) pride (d) pod
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
36. 36.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
37. 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) precount
38. 38.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) cold (c) salty (d) tasty
39. 39.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub

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