Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 795 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – repair (c) win – lose (d) mend – break
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) umbrella (c) teacher (d) sunrise
3. 3.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
4. 4.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
5. 5.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) pan (b) tree (c) shoe (d) milk
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) answer (d) roof
7. 7.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) fat (b) quick (c) tall (d) slim
8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) shut – close
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
12. 12.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) kind (b) poor (c) rich (d) tall
13. 13.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) precount (d) miscount
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) bunch (b) flock (c) pride (d) swarm
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) fast – slow
18. 18.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) grapes (c) ships (d) soldiers
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) band (b) fleet (c) herd (d) flock
20. 20.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) enemy (b) friend (c) stranger (d) cousin
21. 21.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) careless (c) hardworking (d) lazy
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) whisper (c) accept (d) float
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) kitchen (c) teacher (d) snowman
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) shy – timid (d) old – new
26. 26.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) saddness (b) sadnes (c) sadeness (d) sadness
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) selfish (b) early (c) polite (d) brave
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) swarm (c) flock (d) bench
29. 29.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peacefully (b) peaces (c) peacemaker (d) peaceful
30. 30.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) cut (b) tree (c) milk (d) book
31. 31.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) wore (b) threw (c) ate (d) drank
32. 32.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useles (b) uselesss (c) usless (d) useless
33. 33.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) heroine (d) princess
34. 34.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
35. 35.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) bees (d) judges
36. 36.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpfully (b) helpless (c) helpful (d) helper
37. 37.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) grapes (d) people
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
39. 39.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch

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