Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 745 · 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 prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) borrow (b) sing (c) arrive (d) float
3. 3.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
4. 4.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) sister (d) wife
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) fleet (b) caravan (c) bunch (d) swarm
6. 6.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) warm (b) quick (c) dry (d) cold
7. 7.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) hardworking (c) lazy (d) careless
8. 8.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) up – down (c) stone – rock (d) win – lose
10. 10.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) judges (c) bees (d) cows
11. 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) dark (b) cold (c) hot (d) gentle
13. 13.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
14. 14.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) room (d) milk
15. 15.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
16. 16.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -ful
17. 17.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) fresh (c) cold (d) tired
18. 18.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopeless (b) hopefully (c) hopeful (d) hoping
19. 19.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) wide (c) clear (d) crowded
20. 20.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
21. 21.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) save (b) heat (c) waste (d) spill
22. 22.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) huge (b) small (c) tall (d) heavy
23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
24. 24.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) diskind
25. 25.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) caerful (c) carful (d) careful
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
27. 27.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – old (d) ancient – modern
31. 31.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
32. 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
33. 33.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) father (c) uncle (d) son
34. 34.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadder (b) sadden (c) sadly (d) sadness
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
37. 37.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) duck (c) frog (d) deer
38. 38.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) missed (c) won (d) lost
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) popcorn
40. 40.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) delighted (c) angry (d) bored

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