Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 765 · 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 “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
2. 2.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) rooster (c) bull (d) peacock
3. 3.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carefully (b) careless (c) carer (d) careful
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) swarm (b) range (c) flock (d) pride
5. 5.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) cows (d) geese
6. 6.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) deer (c) frog (d) hen
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bunch (d) flock
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) fleet (b) flock (c) herd (d) swarm
10. 10.Which word means “without care”? (a) careful (b) carer (c) careless (d) carefully
11. 11.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) careless (b) serious (c) lazy (d) bored
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) classroom (d) kitchen
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) chick (d) kid
14. 14.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) gift – present (d) victory – defeat
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) pride (b) swarm (c) flock (d) bunch
17. 17.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
18. 18.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beauty (b) beautify (c) beautiful (d) beautifully
19. 19.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) milk (b) bell (c) tree (d) rice
20. 20.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) aunt (d) niece
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – wealthy (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
23. 23.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) judges (d) ships
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) talk – speak (d) below – under
25. 25.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoppar (b) shoper (c) shopper (d) shopor
26. 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) bouquet (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pride
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) bright (c) dark (d) dull
29. 29.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) prince (c) god (d) hero
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) pride (b) school (c) bunch (d) herd
31. 31.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) found (b) lost (c) made (d) used
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
33. 33.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) gift – river
35. 35.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) uncle (c) king (d) headmaster
36. 36.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) cows (c) sticks (d) ships
37. 37.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) milk (b) fly (c) cup (d) pen
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) froze (b) grew (c) melted (d) slept
39. 39.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
40. 40.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-

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