Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 783 · 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: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) cub (c) kitten (d) calf
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) troupe (d) swarm
3. 3.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) push – pull
5. 5.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadely (b) sadley (c) saddly (d) sadly
6. 6.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) raining (b) singing (c) shining (d) smiling
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) fleet (b) class (c) herd (d) swarm
8. 8.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) umbrella (c) homework (d) tomato
11. 11.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) temporary (b) ancient (c) polite (d) generous
13. 13.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) wet (c) difficult (d) easy
14. 14.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) quiet (b) calm (c) silent (d) noisy
15. 15.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) duck (d) cow
16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
17. 17.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) jump (b) refuse (c) carry (d) choose
18. 18.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
19. 19.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) lady (b) bride (c) aunt (d) queen
20. 20.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) bull (c) lion (d) tiger
21. 21.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) dishonest (b) lazy (c) polite (d) brave
24. 24.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) above (c) behind (d) under
25. 25.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) deep (b) inside (c) high (d) under
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) tiny (c) rude (d) brave
27. 27.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakly (b) weakness (c) weaken (d) weaker
28. 28.Which word means “without end”? (a) endings (b) ending (c) ended (d) endless
29. 29.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) work (d) cup
30. 30.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) saddness (b) sadnes (c) sadness (d) sadeness
31. 31.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) pan (d) tree
32. 32.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
33. 33.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) unloyal
34. 34.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) stopped (b) refused (c) helped (d) ignored
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
36. 36.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) tall (b) busy (c) shy (d) brave
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) colony (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pride
38. 38.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) lions (c) grapes (d) ships
39. 39.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) ships (c) lions (d) keys
40. 40.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -er

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