Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 748 · 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 is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) rude (b) quiet (c) lazy (d) generous
2. 2.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) husband (b) king (c) uncle (d) boy
3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
4. 4.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) friend (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) stranger
5. 5.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) proud (b) delighted (c) frightened (d) bored
6. 6.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) grandfather
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
8. 8.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
9. 9.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) saddness (b) sadeness (c) sadnes (d) sadness
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) happiness (c) yellow (d) classroom
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) cupboard (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) pencil
13. 13.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) flowers (c) pieces (d) drops
14. 14.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) queen (c) mare (d) lioness
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) lamb (d) kitten
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) waterfall (b) teacher (c) happiness (d) elephant
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) yellow (c) tomato (d) postman
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kid
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
21. 21.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painter (b) painful (c) painless (d) painfully
22. 22.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) sheep
23. 23.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) quiet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) soft
24. 24.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) travel (b) answer (c) ask (d) smile
25. 25.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) puppies (d) singers
26. 26.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) lazy (d) polite
28. 28.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quikly (c) quickely (d) quickly
29. 29.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) quiet (b) tall (c) obedient (d) mischievous
30. 30.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softness (b) softly (c) softer (d) soften
31. 31.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) obedient (c) naughty (d) polite
32. 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
33. 33.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) thieves (c) cows (d) ships
34. 34.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) shared (c) threw (d) hid
35. 35.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) lukily (c) luckily (d) luckyly
36. 36.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) ships (d) wolves
37. 37.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) flock (d) army
39. 39.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) ships (c) bees (d) grapes
40. 40.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) rice (b) tree (c) book (d) port

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