Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 799 · 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) quickly (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) sunflower
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
3. 3.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bunch (d) swarm
6. 6.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) hard – soft (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
8. 8.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
9. 9.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) duckling (d) kitten
11. 11.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) recount (d) uncount
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tiny (b) tired (c) weak (d) strong
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) brave (b) modern (c) permanent (d) honest
15. 15.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautiful (b) beautifull (c) beautful (d) beautyful
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) pancake (c) tomato (d) kitchen
17. 17.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) ate (c) waited (d) sang
18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
19. 19.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) sleeps (b) eats (c) drinks (d) tells
20. 20.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
21. 21.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) lion (d) cow
22. 22.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
23. 23.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) board (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
24. 24.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) brave (b) tall (c) busy (d) shy
25. 25.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) swan (c) cat (d) cow
26. 26.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidines (b) tidness (c) tidiness (d) tidyness
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) artificial (c) generous (d) polite
28. 28.Which word means “without a name”? (a) names (b) namely (c) nameless (d) named
29. 29.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) drove (b) washed (c) caught (d) missed
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
31. 31.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpless (b) helpful (c) helpfully (d) helper
32. 32.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindness (b) kinder (c) kindest (d) kindly
33. 33.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) goat
34. 34.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) fly (d) shoe
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) colony (c) herd (d) fleet
36. 36.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) shut – close (c) mend – repair (d) below – under
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) school (b) pride (c) herd (d) bunch

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