Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 761 · 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.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
2. 2.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) light (b) pen (c) milk (d) chair
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) jump – leap
4. 4.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
5. 5.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) below (b) behind (c) above (d) beside
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) question (c) journey (d) answer
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
8. 8.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) wide (c) crowded (d) clear
9. 9.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) duck (b) ewe (c) hen (d) mare
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
13. 13.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) fish (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
14. 14.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) brave – bold
16. 16.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) mountains (d) cows
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) banana (c) notebook (d) elephant
19. 19.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
20. 20.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ate (b) ran (c) sang (d) waited
21. 21.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) end (c) gift (d) jump
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
23. 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
24. 24.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
25. 25.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) brother (c) father (d) uncle
26. 26.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
28. 28.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) fresh (b) stale (c) warm (d) soft
29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
30. 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
31. 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
32. 32.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) won (b) lost (c) missed (d) feared
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) swarm (b) flock (c) herd (d) bench
34. 34.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) quiet (b) mischievous (c) tall (d) obedient
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) banana (d) handbag
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) lend (d) sing
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) full – empty (c) ill – well (d) ill – sick
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) whisper (b) borrow (c) refuse (d) arrive
39. 39.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) one (d) tree
40. 40.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) hungry (c) rude (d) glad

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