Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 797 · 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.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) milk (d) book
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) teacher (c) popcorn (d) yellow
3. 3.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) tree (b) rice (c) book (d) port
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
5. 5.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
6. 6.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) lost (b) proud (c) found (d) ripe
7. 7.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) princess
8. 8.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
9. 9.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
11. 11.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
12. 12.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) fish
13. 13.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
14. 14.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) brave – bold
18. 18.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) sweet (b) soft (c) quiet (d) loud
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) failure (c) question (d) answer
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) borrow (c) float (d) arrive
21. 21.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
22. 22.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
23. 23.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
24. 24.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) private (b) brave (c) modern (d) honest
26. 26.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) shoe (d) bee
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) in – out
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) football (c) quickly (d) banana
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) export (c) sink (d) arrive
31. 31.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sour (b) cold (c) sweet (d) fresh
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) chick (c) cub (d) kitten
33. 33.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) worried (c) delighted (d) proud
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) dark (c) bright (d) dull
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) friend – enemy
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
37. 37.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) swift (b) slow (c) lazy (d) sleepy
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) happiness (c) banana (d) haircut
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue

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