Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 76 · 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 the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) under (c) above (d) behind
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
3. 3.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) ox (d) eagle
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) sunset (c) answer (d) roof
5. 5.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
6. 6.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) stairs (d) lions
7. 7.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
8. 8.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ness
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
10. 10.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) nun (b) bride (c) queen (d) aunt
11. 11.Which word means “without a name”? (a) names (b) namely (c) nameless (d) named
12. 12.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) kite (c) shoes (d) medicine
13. 13.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
14. 14.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) spill (b) save (c) waste (d) heat
15. 15.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) change (b) road (c) weather (d) shoes
16. 16.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happly (b) happily (c) happyly (d) happiely
17. 17.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) cruel (b) ancient (c) lazy (d) wide
20. 20.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) clear (b) wide (c) empty (d) crowded
21. 21.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) hid (c) threw (d) shared
22. 22.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
23. 23.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
24. 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
25. 25.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
26. 26.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) cry (d) crawl
27. 27.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
28. 28.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) noisy (b) silent (c) quiet (d) calm
29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
31. 31.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hoapful (c) hopeful (d) hopefull
32. 32.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) son (d) husband
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) deep – shallow (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
34. 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) prelead (d) relead
35. 35.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
36. 36.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) chair (d) shore
37. 37.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) greedy (d) honest
38. 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) unview (d) preview
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) puppy (d) kitten
40. 40.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) happy (b) sleepy (c) quick (d) angry

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