Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 760 · 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 suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
2. 2.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) bored (b) angry (c) pleased (d) worried
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
4. 4.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) ball (b) pen (c) rice (d) cup
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
6. 6.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) fish
7. 7.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
10. 10.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) increase (b) arrive (c) whisper (d) float
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
13. 13.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) siren (b) story (c) smile (d) song
14. 14.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) pig (c) hen (d) frog
15. 15.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) room
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) swarm (b) herd (c) cabinet (d) flock
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) flock (c) litter (d) fleet
18. 18.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) caring (d) rude
19. 19.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) queen (b) wife (c) bride (d) aunt
20. 20.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) wolves (d) grapes
21. 21.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) fruits (b) seeds (c) branches (d) roots
22. 22.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) goat
23. 23.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindeness (b) kindniss (c) kindness (d) kindnes
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) fawn (d) chick
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
26. 26.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) dishear (c) prehear (d) mishear
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) grandmother (b) quickly (c) teacher (d) animal
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) pod (c) swarm (d) pride
29. 29.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) polite (c) obedient (d) naughty
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
31. 31.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) brow (d) pen
32. 32.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) flew (b) swam (c) slept (d) barked
33. 33.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
35. 35.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
36. 36.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) quick (c) large (d) angry
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) window (b) profit (c) journey (d) answer
38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
39. 39.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happier (b) happiest (c) happily (d) happiness
40. 40.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) loudly (b) angrily (c) quickly (d) slowly

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