Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 738 · 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 ___ of ants (a) colony (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
2. 2.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
3. 3.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) small (b) tall (c) heavy (d) huge
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) army (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) flock
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) wide (c) cruel (d) lazy
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) kid
9. 9.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
10. 10.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) shiny (b) dull (c) slow (d) sad
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) brave – bold
12. 12.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
14. 14.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) thin (b) quick (c) big (d) sad
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
16. 16.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – sick (c) early – late (d) ill – well
19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) lamb (d) cub
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) innocent (c) ancient (d) generous
22. 22.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) players (d) ships
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
24. 24.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
25. 25.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) tree (b) book (c) shoe (d) milk
26. 26.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) goat
27. 27.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) rich (b) early (c) deep (d) honest
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) shout – yell (d) buy – sell
31. 31.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
32. 32.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) eggs (c) cows (d) lions
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) flock (b) pride (c) bunch (d) herd
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) blame (d) borrow
35. 35.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
36. 36.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderful (b) wonderfel (c) wondreful (d) wonderfull
37. 37.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) start (c) jump (d) end
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) kitchen (c) yellow (d) grandmother
39. 39.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) hen
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub

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