Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 8 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) mend – repair (c) shut – close (d) wise – foolish
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
4. 4.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) shoe (b) pen (c) chair (d) fly
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) glad – happy
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) big – large (d) brave – cowardly
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) push – pull
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) minimum (b) early (c) victory (d) modern
9. 9.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) lazy (b) careless (c) brave (d) scared
10. 10.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) brow
11. 11.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
12. 12.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) walk (b) eat (c) talk (d) listen
13. 13.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ants (c) cows (d) ships
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) maximum (b) journey (c) late (d) ancient
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
17. 17.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) hungry (c) glad (d) rude
18. 18.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) delighted (b) proud (c) bored (d) frightened
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) rich – wealthy
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
22. 22.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) happy (c) tired (d) loud
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) rich – wealthy (c) quiet – silent (d) end – finish
24. 24.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easly (b) easyly (c) easely (d) easily
25. 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
26. 26.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) dog
27. 27.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dull (b) dark (c) bright (d) empty
28. 28.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) rowdy (d) loud
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) herd (b) pride (c) flock (d) string
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) teacher (c) tomato (d) classroom
31. 31.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) delighted (b) bored (c) sleepy (d) angry
32. 32.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
33. 33.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) princess
34. 34.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) kite (b) shoes (c) medicine (d) homework
35. 35.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) paper (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
36. 36.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) poured (b) boiled (c) fried (d) chopped
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) ancient (d) invisible
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) wet – dry (d) quick – slow
39. 39.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
40. 40.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) swam (b) wrote (c) ate (d) drank

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