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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 775 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) eats (c) rides (d) throws
  2. 2.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  3. 3.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homless (b) homeles (c) homeless (d) homelees
  4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) run (c) shout (d) borrow
  5. 5.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
  6. 6.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driving (b) drives (c) driver (d) drove
  7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) day – night (c) push – pull (d) friend – enemy
  8. 8.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) fresh (c) quick (d) rich
  9. 9.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
  10. 10.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) cook (c) brush (d) paint
  11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
  12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
  13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) hot – cold
  14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) honest (c) modern (d) absent
  15. 15.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerless (b) powerful (c) powerfully (d) powered
  16. 16.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) sand (d) leaf
  17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
  18. 18.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
  19. 19.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) snowman (d) happiness
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
  22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) wide (b) ancient (c) proud (d) early
  23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
  24. 24.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) fish (b) cows (c) keys (d) ships
  25. 25.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) shoe (b) road (c) brush (d) cup
  26. 26.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
  27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) brood
  28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
  29. 29.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) jumps (b) flies (c) sleeps (d) flows
  30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) full – empty
  31. 31.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) lions (c) sailors (d) bees
  32. 32.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
  33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) late (d) superior
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kid (d) lamb
  35. 35.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) dry (d) wet
  36. 36.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
  37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) tomato (c) football (d) umbrella
  38. 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
  39. 39.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancer (b) dancing (c) dances (d) danced
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat

Answer key

  1. rides
  2. build again
  3. homeless
  4. sink
  5. week
  6. driver
  7. friend – pal
  8. weary
  9. discontinue
  10. brush
  11. ancient – modern
  12. deep – shallow
  13. big – large
  14. absent
  15. powerful
  16. stone
  17. ate
  18. -ness
  19. heat before
  20. snowman
  21. plane
  22. proud
  23. generous – selfish
  24. fish
  25. brush
  26. rewrite
  27. brood
  28. include – exclude
  29. flows
  30. ill – sick
  31. sticks
  32. so
  33. superior
  34. lamb
  35. wet
  36. bee
  37. football
  38. not usual
  39. dancer
  40. meat

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