Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 767 · 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.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) bunch (b) pride (c) herd (d) school
2. 2.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) busy (b) kind (c) wet (d) sad
3. 3.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) kangaroo
4. 4.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) weekend (c) kitchen (d) quickly
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) quiet (b) lazy (c) rude (d) generous
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) bunch (c) troop (d) fleet
9. 9.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrily (b) angryly (c) angrly (d) angrilly
10. 10.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
11. 11.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) tree (b) cut (c) book (d) milk
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) choose – select
13. 13.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) hid (b) threw (c) wasted (d) shared
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) victory (b) question (c) minority (d) journey
15. 15.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) rise (d) pen
16. 16.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) unhappy (b) happiness (c) happily (d) happier
17. 17.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
19. 19.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
20. 20.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
23. 23.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teacher (b) taught (c) teachable (d) teaching
24. 24.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) rich (c) tall (d) kind
25. 25.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) greedy (d) polite
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) answer (c) journey (d) failure
27. 27.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) early (d) transparent
29. 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
30. 30.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleepy (b) sleeping (c) sleepless (d) sleeper
31. 31.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
33. 33.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) flooded (b) dry (c) dusty (d) sunny
34. 34.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) tree (b) cup (c) work (d) pen
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) whisper (b) import (c) float (d) accept
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) starfish (b) happiness (c) quickly (d) umbrella
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) honest (d) permanent
39. 39.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) tree (c) shoe (d) milk
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) bench (c) flock (d) swarm

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