Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 753 · 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.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happyly (b) happily (c) happly (d) happiely
2. 2.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakness (b) weaken (c) weaker (d) weakly
3. 3.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) tree (b) room (c) milk (d) pen
4. 4.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) ram (d) horse
5. 5.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
7. 7.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) flock (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pack
9. 9.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) polite (c) naughty (d) sleepy
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) clutch
11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) shout – yell (c) push – pull (d) buy – sell
13. 13.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) full – empty
15. 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
16. 16.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) start (b) choose (c) shout (d) finish
17. 17.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) rude (c) hardworking (d) lazy
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) shout – yell
19. 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
20. 20.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) siren (b) smile (c) song (d) story
21. 21.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) wise (c) modern (d) early
24. 24.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
25. 25.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) dirty (c) clean (d) muddy
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) flock (c) pride (d) herd
27. 27.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) angry (c) happy (d) quick
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – pal (c) friend – enemy (d) push – pull
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) below – under
30. 30.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) shoes (b) change (c) road (d) weather
31. 31.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
32. 32.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) rich (d) kind
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) float (c) whisper (d) accept
34. 34.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
35. 35.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) unbehave (d) disbehave
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) polite (c) modern (d) smooth
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) fawn (c) puppy (d) chick
38. 38.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) brush (b) cook (c) paint (d) wear
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) football (c) tomato (d) banana
40. 40.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) slow (b) lazy (c) swift (d) sleepy

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