Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 733 · 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 word means the same as “under”? (a) below (b) behind (c) above (d) beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
3. 3.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) above (c) behind (d) beside
4. 4.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) stale (b) soft (c) fresh (d) warm
5. 5.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfel (b) wonderful (c) wondreful (d) wonderfull
6. 6.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) girl (b) aunt (c) wife (d) queen
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
8. 8.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) brow
9. 9.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homeless (c) homely (d) homeward
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) float (c) arrive (d) borrow
11. 11.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) nephew (d) son
12. 12.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
13. 13.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudly (b) loudness (c) loudest (d) louder
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) banana (c) postman (d) quickly
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – win (c) gift – present (d) victory – defeat
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
20. 20.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
21. 21.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) whales (c) bees (d) cows
22. 22.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) tree (c) milk (d) shoe
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
24. 24.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
25. 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
26. 26.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) chick (d) tadpole
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
29. 29.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
30. 30.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) busy (c) wealthy (d) poor
31. 31.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
32. 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) eyebrow (c) animal (d) beautiful
34. 34.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drove (b) driving (c) driver (d) drives
35. 35.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
36. 36.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softly (b) softer (c) softness (d) soften
37. 37.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) famous (b) tiny (c) empty (d) unknown
38. 38.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) chair (b) tree (c) pen (d) milk
39. 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
40. 40.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) lazy (b) careless (c) bored (d) serious

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