Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 80 · 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 prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cygnet (c) foal (d) cub
3. 3.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
4. 4.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) cooked (b) ate (c) unlocked (d) painted
5. 5.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) empty (b) tiny (c) famous (d) unknown
6. 6.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
7. 7.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) players (b) grapes (c) ships (d) cows
8. 8.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) distell
9. 9.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) fresh (b) quick (c) rich (d) weary
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
11. 11.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) rich (b) ill (c) quiet (d) fast
12. 12.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) loudly (c) softly (d) quietly
13. 13.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) glad (b) afraid (c) angry (d) sorry
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) pencil (c) yellow (d) doorbell
15. 15.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) mother (c) aunt (d) sister
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
17. 17.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
18. 18.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) replace
19. 19.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) mountains (d) ships
20. 20.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakly (b) weaken (c) weakness (d) weaker
21. 21.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) duck (c) goat (d) cow
22. 22.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) brow
23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
25. 25.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) fleet (b) herd (c) colony (d) pride
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
29. 29.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) milk (b) thing (c) pen (d) tree
30. 30.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) butterfly (d) frog
31. 31.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) angry (c) quick (d) large
32. 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
33. 33.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) natural (c) ancient (d) brave
35. 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
36. 36.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) wide (b) crowded (c) empty (d) clear
37. 37.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) kind (c) rich (d) tall
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
40. 40.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadder (b) sadness (c) sadly (d) sadden

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