Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 778 · 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 suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -ful
2. 2.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) sang (c) ate (d) waited
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) troop (c) fleet (d) bunch
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) polite (c) lazy (d) tall
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) fleet (b) litter (c) pride (d) crowd
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) modern (b) late (c) honest (d) superior
7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) honest (b) kind (c) generous (d) greedy
11. 11.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) thieves (d) grapes
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
13. 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
14. 14.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) open (b) paint (c) break (d) close
15. 15.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) whisper (d) increase
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) herd (b) swarm (c) class (d) fleet
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) pride (b) bouquet (c) fleet (d) herd
19. 19.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) soften (b) softer (c) softly (d) softness
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) pencil (c) bedroom (d) quickly
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) answer (c) journey (d) defeat
23. 23.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) bunch
27. 27.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
28. 28.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidness (b) tidines (c) tidyness (d) tidiness
29. 29.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) judges (d) ships
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) honest (c) early (d) cowardly
31. 31.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ful
32. 32.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) sad (b) kind (c) busy (d) wet
33. 33.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) sheep (d) lion
34. 34.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) husband (d) son
35. 35.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
37. 37.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) hardworking (d) careless
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) herd
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) private (d) modern

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