Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 789 · 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 is a compound word? (a) animal (b) yellow (c) classroom (d) happiness
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
3. 3.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrilly (b) angrily (c) angryly (d) angrly
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) question (d) minority
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) roof (b) victory (c) answer (d) journey
6. 6.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) tree (b) chair (c) paste (d) milk
7. 7.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) stairs (c) grapes (d) cows
8. 8.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) lazy (b) scared (c) tiny (d) bold
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) swarm (b) flock (c) herd (d) bench
10. 10.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) story (b) smile (c) song (d) siren
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) calf
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) happiness (c) doorbell (d) banana
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) pencil (c) beautiful (d) bedroom
15. 15.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teachable (b) teacher (c) taught (d) teaching
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) quiet (b) rich (c) ancient (d) wide
17. 17.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) fast (c) loud (d) quiet
18. 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
19. 19.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) aunt (d) daughter
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
23. 23.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) ate (c) sang (d) waited
24. 24.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) flower (b) bag (c) milk (d) chair
25. 25.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) people (b) grapes (c) keys (d) ships
26. 26.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) brother (c) nephew (d) uncle
27. 27.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) lions (d) sheep
28. 28.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) angry (c) bored (d) pleased
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) cygnet (d) foal
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) success (c) victory (d) journey
31. 31.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cow (d) cat
32. 32.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) cow (c) cat (d) dog
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) generous – selfish (c) talk – speak (d) clever – smart
34. 34.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) excited (c) tired (d) angry
35. 35.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) bakor (c) baker (d) bakar
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) colony
37. 37.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) boring (b) heavy (c) dull (d) interesting
38. 38.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) save (b) spill (c) heat (d) waste
39. 39.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) quickly (b) angrily (c) slowly (d) loudly
40. 40.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) reusual (d) unusual

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