Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 742 · 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 crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) keys (d) people
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) flock (b) herd (c) pack (d) fleet
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) running (c) beautiful (d) weekend
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) piglet
5. 5.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) tired (c) awake (d) fresh
6. 6.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
7. 7.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
8. 8.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) queen (c) bride (d) aunt
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) minimum (c) victory (d) modern
11. 11.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) naughty (b) polite (c) sleepy (d) obedient
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) question (d) window
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) below – under
14. 14.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
16. 16.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) feared (c) won (d) lost
17. 17.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) grapes (d) bees
18. 18.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
19. 19.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
20. 20.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendly (b) friends (c) friendship (d) friendless
21. 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) troop (d) flock
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
25. 25.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) afraid (c) rich (d) angry
26. 26.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnar (b) runnor (c) runer (d) runner
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) swarm (b) caravan (c) fleet (d) bunch
28. 28.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) river (b) garden (c) road (d) roof
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) bouquet
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) classroom (c) pencil (d) tomato
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) borrow (c) sink (d) shout
32. 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) honest (c) absent (d) modern
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) big – large
36. 36.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
37. 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
39. 39.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) sink (b) exclude (c) arrive (d) borrow

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