Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 736 · 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.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) hardworking (b) rude (c) careless (d) lazy
2. 2.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) herd (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) pride
4. 4.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) cold (b) fresh (c) asleep (d) tired
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) lend (b) whisper (c) praise (d) sink
6. 6.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singer (b) singing (c) sang (d) songs
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
8. 8.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) box (d) milk
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) present (d) polite
10. 10.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) afraid (c) angry (d) hungry
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bunch (d) flock
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) doorbell (c) umbrella (d) pencil
13. 13.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happiness (b) happieness (c) happyness (d) happines
14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
15. 15.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) sheep (d) lions
16. 16.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) cabinet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) flock
18. 18.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) spill (c) waste (d) save
19. 19.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) grandfather (c) nephew (d) uncle
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) fleet (b) colony (c) herd (d) pride
21. 21.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
22. 22.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) boring (c) sad (d) funny
23. 23.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happyly (c) happly (d) happiely
24. 24.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) brave (b) giant (c) little (d) angry
25. 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
26. 26.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) queen (b) duchess (c) princess (d) empress
27. 27.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) singers (c) cows (d) ships
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
29. 29.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) huge (b) small (c) tall (d) heavy
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) gaggle (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) swarm
31. 31.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) kind (c) brave (d) sick
32. 32.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) greedy (b) polite (c) rude (d) lazy
33. 33.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) quiet (b) rowdy (c) loud (d) noisy
34. 34.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) noisy (c) silent (d) quiet
35. 35.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) niece (c) aunt (d) sister
36. 36.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) fish (d) cows
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) herd (b) pride (c) school (d) bunch
38. 38.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) stopped (c) helped (d) ignored
39. 39.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) busy (b) tall (c) shy (d) brave
40. 40.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale

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