Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 772 · 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 “in a soft way”? (a) soften (b) softness (c) softer (d) softly
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
3. 3.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) win (b) lend (c) shout (d) arrive
5. 5.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
6. 6.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) excited (c) angry (d) tired
7. 7.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) hen (d) duck
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) beautiful (c) happiness (d) sunflower
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – river
11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) umbrella (c) toothbrush (d) kitchen
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
14. 14.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) sheep (c) cat (d) hen
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) foal (d) puppy
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) quickly (c) pencil (d) weekend
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
18. 18.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
19. 19.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankful (b) thankless (c) thankfully (d) thanking
20. 20.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slower (b) slowest (c) slowly (d) slowness
21. 21.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
22. 22.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
23. 23.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) chair (b) cup (c) man (d) pen
24. 24.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) glasses (d) milk
25. 25.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) cow
26. 26.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) hostess (c) princess (d) actress
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kitten
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) tall – short
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) troop
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) umbrella (c) homework (d) teacher
31. 31.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) chair (c) pen (d) fall
32. 32.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farming (b) farmer (c) farmed (d) farmland
33. 33.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) laugh (c) repair (d) begin
34. 34.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) keys (c) whales (d) cows
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
36. 36.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) fish
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) cabinet (b) flock (c) herd (d) swarm
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) fleet (b) litter (c) gang (d) pride
39. 39.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) ground (b) chair (c) milk (d) pen
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick

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