Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 759 · 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 means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) dishear
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) transparent (d) early
4. 4.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearfully (b) fearful (c) fearless (d) feared
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) pancake (c) tomato (d) beautiful
6. 6.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) hungry (b) tired (c) glad (d) rude
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kid (c) cub (d) foal
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
9. 9.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) cows (c) ships (d) grapes
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
12. 12.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runner (c) runnar (d) runnor
13. 13.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) light (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
14. 14.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
15. 15.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) bag (d) flower
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – brave (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
17. 17.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) spill (b) waste (c) heat (d) save
18. 18.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) honest (b) generous (c) greedy (d) kind
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) polite (b) early (c) selfish (d) brave
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) gift – present
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) artificial (d) generous
22. 22.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) noisy (c) loud (d) quiet
23. 23.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) drank (b) swam (c) wrote (d) ate
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) flock (d) pride
25. 25.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) drinks (b) tells (c) eats (d) sleeps
26. 26.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) bow (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
27. 27.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
28. 28.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudly (b) louder (c) loudest (d) loudness
29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
30. 30.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) noisy (b) quick (c) silent (d) angry
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
32. 32.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) drank (b) threw (c) ate (d) painted
33. 33.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slower (c) slowest (d) slowly
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
35. 35.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
36. 36.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) roof (c) river (d) road
37. 37.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
38. 38.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) polite (d) greedy
39. 39.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) musicians (d) ships
40. 40.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu

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