Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 752 · 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.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) book (b) milk (c) tree (d) cut
2. 2.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) fast (b) rich (c) loud (d) quiet
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) brood
4. 4.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) end (b) start (c) jump (d) gift
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
6. 6.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) ate (c) threw (d) drank
7. 7.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazness (b) lazines (c) laziness (d) lazyness
8. 8.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
10. 10.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) fresh (b) asleep (c) tired (d) cold
11. 11.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quikly (c) quickely (d) quickly
12. 12.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) monkeys
13. 13.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) misplace
14. 14.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) sunny (b) dry (c) cold (d) hot
15. 15.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) grandmother (c) aunt (d) niece
16. 16.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) sit (b) shout (c) eat (d) whisper
17. 17.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) weak (b) tired (c) strong (d) tiny
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) pod (c) swarm (d) pride
19. 19.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) not behave
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) clutch
21. 21.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) carry (b) reject (c) select (d) sleep
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
23. 23.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) bridegroom (d) nephew
24. 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
25. 25.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
26. 26.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) tiny (b) lazy (c) brave (d) rude
28. 28.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) ants
29. 29.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) wolves (d) grapes
30. 30.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) polite (d) greedy
31. 31.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) milk (b) paste (c) tree (d) chair
32. 32.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
33. 33.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) helped (b) ignored (c) stopped (d) refused
34. 34.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
36. 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
37. 37.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -ly
38. 38.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) bull (b) uncle (c) emperor (d) prince
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) modern (b) rich (c) humble (d) early
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) herd (b) school (c) pride (d) bunch

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